diff --git a/dotmatrix.theme b/dotmatrix.theme
index 00b6a98..eb32e2e 100644
--- a/dotmatrix.theme
+++ b/dotmatrix.theme
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ _lp_dotmatrix_theme_activate() {
     DOTMATRIX_SHELL_ZSH=${DOTMATRIX_SHELL_ZSH:-"z"}
     DOTMATRIX_SHELL_BASH=${DOTMATRIX_SHELL_BASH:-"b"}
 
-    DOTMATRIX_ENABLE_HISTORY=${DOTMATRIX_ENABLE_HISTORY:-1}
+    DOTMATRIX_ENABLE_HISTORY=${DOTMATRIX_ENABLE_HISTORY:-0}
     DOTMATRIX_HISTORY_LAST_LEN=${DOTMATRIX_HISTORY_LAST_LEN:-$((COLUMNS/4))}
     DOTMATRIX_HISTORY_LAST_LEN_MARK=${DOTMATRIX_HISTORY_LAST_LEN_MARK:-"[…]"}
     DOTMATRIX_HISTORY_MOST_BACK=${DOTMATRIX_HISTORY_MOST_BACK:-100}