diff --git a/qcd_function b/qcd_function
index 8a87d8f..d089f84 100644
--- a/qcd_function
+++ b/qcd_function
@@ -48,13 +48,13 @@ function cd_history () {
     then \cd "$HOME"
          return
     fi
+    \cd "$1"
     touch "$HOME/.bash_cdhistory"
     old=$( tail -n 149 "$HOME/.bash_cdhistory" )
     echo "$old" > "$HOME/.bash_cdhistory"
-    \cd "$1"
     p=$( pwd )
     b=$( basename "$p" )
-    echo $b":"$p >> "$HOME/.bash_cdhistory"
+    echo "$b:$p" >> "$HOME/.bash_cdhistory"
 }
 alias cd=cd_history