diff --git a/config/zsh/.zshrc b/config/zsh/.zshrc
index df8f98b..b19eacb 100644
--- a/config/zsh/.zshrc
+++ b/config/zsh/.zshrc
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ setopt HIST_SAVE_NO_DUPS
 setopt HIST_REDUCE_BLANKS
 setopt SHARE_HISTORY
 setopt INC_APPEND_HISTORY
-ln -sf $XDG_DATA_HOME/zsh/history $ZDOTDIR/.zsh_history
+rm $ZDOTDIR/.zsh_history && ln -sf $XDG_DATA_HOME/zsh/history $ZDOTDIR/.zsh_history
 
 # set path
 path=(~/.local/bin "${path[@]}")