diff --git a/python.changes b/python.changes
index ed23be0..6aea52b 100644
--- a/python.changes
+++ b/python.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Feb 25 17:24:52 UTC 2013 - jmatejek@suse.com
+
+- fix pythonstart failing on $HOME-less users (bnc#804978)
+
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 Sun Aug 12 11:46:22 UTC 2012 - idonmez@suse.com
 
diff --git a/pythonstart b/pythonstart
index e155a31..3802a13 100644
--- a/pythonstart
+++ b/pythonstart
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ historyPath = os.path.expanduser("~/.pyhistory")
 # handler for saving history
 def save_history(historyPath=historyPath):
     import readline
-    readline.write_history_file(historyPath)
+    try:
+        readline.write_history_file(historyPath)
+    except:
+        pass
 
 # read history, if it exists
 if os.path.exists(historyPath):