diff --git a/crates/nu-engine/src/eval.rs b/crates/nu-engine/src/eval.rs
index 121d8c3c03..c7039e5200 100644
--- a/crates/nu-engine/src/eval.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-engine/src/eval.rs
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ use nu_path::expand_path_with;
 use nu_protocol::{
     ast::{Block, Call, Expr, Expression, Operator},
     engine::{EngineState, Stack, Visibility},
-    IntoInterruptiblePipelineData, IntoPipelineData, PipelineData, Range, ShellError, Span,
-    Spanned, SyntaxShape, Unit, Value, VarId, ENV_VARIABLE_ID,
+    HistoryFileFormat, IntoInterruptiblePipelineData, IntoPipelineData, PipelineData, Range,
+    ShellError, Span, Spanned, SyntaxShape, Unit, Value, VarId, ENV_VARIABLE_ID,
 };
 use nu_utils::stdout_write_all_and_flush;
 use std::cmp::Ordering;
@@ -1238,7 +1238,14 @@ pub fn eval_variable(
 
                 let mut history_path = config_path.clone();
 
-                history_path.push("history.txt");
+                match engine_state.config.history_file_format {
+                    HistoryFileFormat::Sqlite => {
+                        history_path.push("history.sqlite3");
+                    }
+                    HistoryFileFormat::PlainText => {
+                        history_path.push("history.txt");
+                    }
+                }
                 // let mut history_path = config_files::get_history_path(); // todo: this should use the get_history_path method but idk where to put that function
 
                 output_cols.push("history-path".into());