diff --git a/dot_bashrc.d/executable_00.bash.init b/dot_bashrc.d/executable_00.bash.init
index 6e4767a..b831406 100644
--- a/dot_bashrc.d/executable_00.bash.init
+++ b/dot_bashrc.d/executable_00.bash.init
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 # Bash Options
-HISTCONTROL=ignoredups:ignorespace
 HISTSIZE=3000
 HISTFILESIZE=3000
 export HISTTIMEFORMAT="%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S "
 export HISTIGNORE=$'[ \t]*:&:[fb]g:exit:ls:ll:cd:pwd:history:z'
-export HISTCONTROL=$HISTCONTROL${HISTCONTROL+,}ignoredups
+export HISTCONTROL=ignoreboth:erasedups
 
 # inspired (but not all commands used) by https://github.com/jdcapa/bashrc.d/blob/main/00.bash.init
+# see also https://askubuntu.com/questions/15926/how-to-avoid-duplicate-entries-in-bash-history