diff --git a/helix-loader/src/persistence.rs b/helix-loader/src/persistence.rs
index 9cc5a516b..f2f939501 100644
--- a/helix-loader/src/persistence.rs
+++ b/helix-loader/src/persistence.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ pub fn write_history<T: Serialize>(filepath: PathBuf, entries: &Vec<T>) {
     let file = OpenOptions::new()
         .write(true)
         .create(true)
+        .truncate(true)
         .open(filepath)
         // TODO: do something about this unwrap
         .unwrap();