diff --git a/benchmark/docker.sh b/benchmark/docker.sh
index 205552619..3a8e4003c 100755
--- a/benchmark/docker.sh
+++ b/benchmark/docker.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ docker run \
        -v `pwd`/tmp.benchmarks/.:/benchmarks \
        -e OPENAI_API_KEY=$OPENAI_API_KEY \
        -e HISTFILE=/aider/.bash_history \
+       -e PROMPT_COMMAND='history -a' \
+       -e HISTCONTROL=ignoredups \
+       -e HISTSIZE=10000 \
+       -e HISTFILESIZE=20000 \
        -e AIDER_DOCKER=1 \
        -e AIDER_BENCHMARK_DIR=/benchmarks \
        aider-benchmark \