diff --git a/cable/unix-channels.toml b/cable/unix-channels.toml
index b8064ef..099fedb 100644
--- a/cable/unix-channels.toml
+++ b/cable/unix-channels.toml
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ preview_command = ":files:"
 # Shell history
 [[cable_channel]]
 name = "zsh-history"
-source_command = "sed '1!G;h;$!d' $HOME/.zsh_history | cut -d\";\" -f 2-"
+source_command = "sed '1!G;h;$!d' ${HISTFILE:-${HOME}/.zsh_history} | cut -d\";\" -f 2-"
 
 [[cable_channel]]
 name = "bash-history"
-source_command = "sed '1!G;h;$!d' $HOME/.bash_history"
+source_command = "sed '1!G;h;$!d' ${HISTFILE:-${HOME}/.bash_history}"
 
 [[cable_channel]]
 name = "fish-history"