diff --git a/src/plreadln.c b/src/plreadln.c
index 4d46e31..8536c2d 100644
--- a/src/plreadln.c
+++ b/src/plreadln.c
@@ -288,8 +288,8 @@ int pl_readline_handle_key(_self, int ch) {
         self->pl_readline_hal_putch('\n');
         self->buffer[self->length] = '\0';
         self->history_idx = 0;
+        pl_readline_modify_history(self);
         if(self->buffer[0] != '\0') {
-            pl_readline_modify_history(self);
             pl_readline_add_history(self, "");
         }
         return PL_READLINE_SUCCESS;