diff --git a/libs/esl/fs_cli.c b/libs/esl/fs_cli.c
index 49396eb70c..7b83633c74 100644
--- a/libs/esl/fs_cli.c
+++ b/libs/esl/fs_cli.c
@@ -720,6 +720,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	el_set(el, EL_HIST, history, myhistory);
 	history(myhistory, &ev, H_LOAD, hfile);
 
+	el_source(el, NULL);
 
 #endif
 #ifdef WIN32
diff --git a/src/switch_console.c b/src/switch_console.c
index 76dc68bfdf..58d364e9ae 100644
--- a/src/switch_console.c
+++ b/src/switch_console.c
@@ -802,6 +802,8 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(void) switch_console_loop(void)
 	el_set(el, EL_HIST, history, myhistory);
 	history(myhistory, &ev, H_LOAD, hfile);
 
+	el_source(el, NULL);
+
 	switch_threadattr_create(&thd_attr, pool);
 	switch_threadattr_detach_set(thd_attr, 1);
 	switch_threadattr_stacksize_set(thd_attr, SWITCH_THREAD_STACKSIZE);