diff --git a/source/src/command.cpp b/source/src/command.cpp
index b2981052..620a8dc6 100644
--- a/source/src/command.cpp
+++ b/source/src/command.cpp
@@ -237,7 +237,6 @@ char *executeret(const char *p)                            // all evaluation hap
         p += strcspn(p, ";\n\0");
         cont = *p++!=0;                         // more statements if this isn't the end of the string
         char *c = w[0];
-        if(*c=='/') c++;                        // strip irc-style command prefix
         if(!*c) continue;                       // empty statement
     
         DELETEA(retval);
diff --git a/source/src/console.cpp b/source/src/console.cpp
index a2922470..4eea48d4 100644
--- a/source/src/console.cpp
+++ b/source/src/console.cpp
@@ -225,12 +225,11 @@ int histpos = 0;
 
 void history(int n)
 {
-    static bool rec = false;
-    if(!rec && n>=0 && n<vhistory.length())
+    if(vhistory.inrange(n))
     {
-        rec = true;
-        execute(vhistory[vhistory.length()-n-1]);
-        rec = false;
+        char *buf = vhistory[vhistory.length()-n-1];
+        if(buf[0]=='/') execute(buf+1);
+        else toserver(buf);
     }
 }
 
@@ -285,7 +284,7 @@ void keypress(int code, bool isdown, int cooked)
                         vhistory.add(newstring(cmdline.buf));  // cap this?
                     }
                     histpos = vhistory.length();
-                    if(cmdline.buf[0]=='/') execute(cmdline.buf);
+                    if(cmdline.buf[0]=='/') execute(cmdline.buf+1);
                     else toserver(cmdline.buf);
                 }
                 saycommand(NULL);