diff --git a/src/gwt/src/org/rstudio/studio/client/workbench/views/console/shell/Shell.java b/src/gwt/src/org/rstudio/studio/client/workbench/views/console/shell/Shell.java
index cfacba3a4e7..9a2eabd267f 100644
--- a/src/gwt/src/org/rstudio/studio/client/workbench/views/console/shell/Shell.java
+++ b/src/gwt/src/org/rstudio/studio/client/workbench/views/console/shell/Shell.java
@@ -320,22 +320,14 @@ private void addToHistory(String command)
       if (command == null)
          return;
 
-      String[] lines = command.split("\n");
-      for (String line : lines)
+      if (history_.size() > 0
+          && command.equals(history_.get(history_.size() - 1)))
       {
-         // do not allow empty lines
-         if (line.length() == 0)
-            return;
-
-         if (history_.size() > 0
-             && line.equals(history_.get(history_.size() - 1)))
-         {
-            // do not allow dupes
-            return;
-         }
-
-         history_.add(line);
+         // do not allow dupes
+         return;
       }
+
+      history_.add(command);
    }
 
    public void onSendToConsole(SendToConsoleEvent event)