diff --git a/IPython/core/interactiveshell.py b/IPython/core/interactiveshell.py
index ad8ebabc282..c621b58ad34 100644
--- a/IPython/core/interactiveshell.py
+++ b/IPython/core/interactiveshell.py
@@ -2252,7 +2252,7 @@ def safe_execfile_ipy(self, fname):
                 self.showtraceback()
                 warn('Unknown failure executing file: <%s>' % fname)
 
-    def run_cell(self, raw_cell, store_history=True):
+    def run_cell(self, raw_cell, store_history=False):
         """Run a complete IPython cell.
 
         Parameters
diff --git a/IPython/core/tests/test_history.py b/IPython/core/tests/test_history.py
index 112665aa3fa..646b3de09b8 100644
--- a/IPython/core/tests/test_history.py
+++ b/IPython/core/tests/test_history.py
@@ -112,10 +112,10 @@ def test_extract_hist_ranges():
 def test_magic_rerun():
     """Simple test for %rerun (no args -> rerun last line)"""
     ip = get_ipython()
-    ip.run_cell("a = 10")
-    ip.run_cell("a += 1")
+    ip.run_cell("a = 10", store_history=True)
+    ip.run_cell("a += 1", store_history=True)
     nt.assert_equal(ip.user_ns["a"], 11)
-    ip.run_cell("%rerun")
+    ip.run_cell("%rerun", store_history=True)
     nt.assert_equal(ip.user_ns["a"], 12)
 
 def test_timestamp_type():
diff --git a/IPython/core/tests/test_interactiveshell.py b/IPython/core/tests/test_interactiveshell.py
index 1ed515afbcd..350ad0aa0e2 100644
--- a/IPython/core/tests/test_interactiveshell.py
+++ b/IPython/core/tests/test_interactiveshell.py
@@ -73,11 +73,11 @@ def test_dont_cache_with_semicolon(self):
         "Ending a line with semicolon should not cache the returned object (GH-307)"
         ip = get_ipython()
         oldlen = len(ip.user_ns['Out'])
-        a = ip.run_cell('1;')
+        a = ip.run_cell('1;', store_history=True)
         newlen = len(ip.user_ns['Out'])
         self.assertEquals(oldlen, newlen)
         #also test the default caching behavior
-        ip.run_cell('1')
+        ip.run_cell('1', store_history=True)
         newlen = len(ip.user_ns['Out'])
         self.assertEquals(oldlen+1, newlen)
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ def test_In_variable(self):
         "Verify that In variable grows with user input (GH-284)"
         ip = get_ipython()
         oldlen = len(ip.user_ns['In'])
-        ip.run_cell('1;')
+        ip.run_cell('1;', store_history=True)
         newlen = len(ip.user_ns['In'])
         self.assertEquals(oldlen+1, newlen)
         self.assertEquals(ip.user_ns['In'][-1],'1;')
diff --git a/IPython/core/tests/test_magic.py b/IPython/core/tests/test_magic.py
index bd3ab4fe680..fe82b86b2bc 100644
--- a/IPython/core/tests/test_magic.py
+++ b/IPython/core/tests/test_magic.py
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ def test_macro_run():
     cmds = ["a=10", "a+=1", py3compat.doctest_refactor_print("print a"),
                                                             "%macro test 2-3"]
     for cmd in cmds:
-        ip.run_cell(cmd)
+        ip.run_cell(cmd, store_history=True)
     nt.assert_equal(ip.user_ns["test"].value,
                             py3compat.doctest_refactor_print("a+=1\nprint a\n"))
     with tt.AssertPrints("12"):
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/terminal/interactiveshell.py b/IPython/frontend/terminal/interactiveshell.py
index 411ed2ff566..22a4651a5ff 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/terminal/interactiveshell.py
+++ b/IPython/frontend/terminal/interactiveshell.py
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ def interact(self, display_banner=None):
                     self.edit_syntax_error()
                 if not more:
                     source_raw = self.input_splitter.source_raw_reset()[1]
-                    self.run_cell(source_raw)
+                    self.run_cell(source_raw, store_history=True)
 
         # We are off again...
         __builtin__.__dict__['__IPYTHON__active'] -= 1
diff --git a/IPython/zmq/ipkernel.py b/IPython/zmq/ipkernel.py
index e2bf39a7d0a..94f1b9f8962 100755
--- a/IPython/zmq/ipkernel.py
+++ b/IPython/zmq/ipkernel.py
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ def execute_request(self, ident, parent):
                 shell.run_code(code)
             else:
                 # FIXME: the shell calls the exception handler itself.
-                shell.run_cell(code)
+                shell.run_cell(code, store_history=True)
         except:
             status = u'error'
             # FIXME: this code right now isn't being used yet by default,