diff --git a/atuin-client/src/history.rs b/atuin-client/src/history.rs
index 6610b988..c7bf6111 100644
--- a/atuin-client/src/history.rs
+++ b/atuin-client/src/history.rs
@@ -45,4 +45,8 @@ impl History {
             hostname,
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn success(&self) -> bool {
+        self.exit == 0 || self.duration == -1
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/command/client/history.rs b/src/command/client/history.rs
index 6bc99dda..7cbe27f3 100644
--- a/src/command/client/history.rs
+++ b/src/command/client/history.rs
@@ -81,11 +81,12 @@ pub fn print_human_list(w: &mut StdoutLock, h: &[History]) {
         let time = h.timestamp.format("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S");
         let cmd = h.command.trim();
 
-        let duration = if h.exit == 0 {
-            duration.color(owo_colors::AnsiColors::Green)
+        let exit_color = if h.success() {
+            owo_colors::AnsiColors::Green
         } else {
-            duration.color(owo_colors::AnsiColors::Red)
+            owo_colors::AnsiColors::Red
         };
+        let duration = duration.color(exit_color);
 
         writeln!(w, "{time} · {duration}\t{cmd}").expect("failed to write history");
     }
diff --git a/src/command/client/search.rs b/src/command/client/search.rs
index a913e161..5f51a664 100644
--- a/src/command/client/search.rs
+++ b/src/command/client/search.rs
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ impl State {
 
                 let duration = Span::styled(
                     duration,
-                    Style::default().fg(if m.exit == 0 || m.duration == -1 {
+                    Style::default().fg(if m.success() {
                         Color::Green
                     } else {
                         Color::Red