diff --git a/.emacs.d/init.el b/.emacs.d/init.el
index 93dad73..8f30d5d 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/init.el
+++ b/.emacs.d/init.el
@@ -390,6 +390,16 @@
   (use-package ivy :ensure
     :delight
     :config
+    ;; hacky temp fix for issue where counsel-find-file drops the
+    ;; search string into history as well as the matched file
+    ;; reverts https://github.com/abo-abo/swiper/commit/334d08c
+    (defun ivy--update-history (hist)
+      (let ((item (ivy-state-current ivy-last)))
+        (cond ((equal item ""))
+              ((stringp item)
+               (set hist (cons (propertize item 'ivy-index ivy--index)
+                               (delete item (symbol-value hist))))))))
+
     (ivy-mode 1))
   (use-package ivy-hydra :ensure)