diff --git a/src/toxic_windows.h b/src/toxic_windows.h
index 9444324..4f8b025 100644
--- a/src/toxic_windows.h
+++ b/src/toxic_windows.h
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ struct StatusBar {
     bool is_online;
 };
 
-#define MAX_LINE_HIST 10
+#define MAX_LINE_HIST 128
 
 /* chat and groupchat window/buffer holder */
 struct ChatContext {