diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 97e7759..3e451e5 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -62,7 +62,12 @@ ENV PYTHONPATH="/usr/local/lib/"                                           \
     TFW_TERMINADO_DIR="/tmp/terminado_server"                              \
     TFW_FRONTEND_DIR="/srv/frontend"                                       \
     TFW_HISTFILE="/home/${AVATAO_USER}/.bash_history"                      \
-    PROMPT_COMMAND="history -a"
+    PROMPT_COMMAND="history -a"                                            \
+    HISTFILESIZE=1000                                                      \
+    HISTSIZE=1000
+
+RUN sudo -u ${AVATAO_USER} bash -c 'shopt -s cmdhist'     &&\
+    sudo -u ${AVATAO_USER} bash -c 'shopt -s histappend'
 
 COPY nginx/nginx.conf ${TFW_NGINX_CONF}
 COPY nginx/components/ ${TFW_NGINX_COMPONENTS}