diff --git a/shell/dbshell.cpp b/shell/dbshell.cpp
index 798438324d7..55d841cb6d6 100644
--- a/shell/dbshell.cpp
+++ b/shell/dbshell.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ void shellHistoryAdd( const char * line ){
     if ( strlen(line) == 0 )
         return;
 #ifdef USE_READLINE
-    add_history( line );
+    if ((strstr(line, ".auth")) == NULL)
+        add_history( line );
 #endif
 }