diff --git a/qcd_function b/qcd_function
index 3fed91d..df4ee3e 100644
--- a/qcd_function
+++ b/qcd_function
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ function cd_history () {
     then \cd "$HOME"
          return
     fi
+    touch "$HOME/.bash_cdhistory"
     old=$( tail -n 149 "$HOME/.bash_cdhistory" )
     echo "$old" > "$HOME/.bash_cdhistory"
     \cd "$1"