diff --git a/src/history.c b/src/history.c
index 3442eec2..a940c80c 100644
--- a/src/history.c
+++ b/src/history.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ char *history_readline_eol(prolog *pl, const char *prompt, char eol)
 		int ch = get_char_utf8(&s);
 		char *end_ptr = cmd + strlen(cmd) - (strlen(cmd) ? 1 : 0);
 
-		while ((isspace(*end_ptr) || (*end_ptr == '%')) && (end_ptr != cmd)) {
+		while (((*end_ptr != '.') || (*end_ptr == '%')) && (end_ptr != cmd)) {
 			*end_ptr = '\0';
 			end_ptr--;
 		}