diff --git a/atuin-client/src/database.rs b/atuin-client/src/database.rs
index e61d6ed7..19fccb0c 100644
--- a/atuin-client/src/database.rs
+++ b/atuin-client/src/database.rs
@@ -306,10 +306,7 @@ impl Database for Sqlite {
         }
 
         if unique {
-            query.and_where_eq(
-                "timestamp",
-                "(select max(timestamp) from history where h.command = history.command)",
-            );
+            query.group_by("command").having("max(timestamp)");
         }
 
         if let Some(max) = max {