diff --git a/pythonstart b/pythonstart
index 436f379..b6d8a4f 100644
--- a/pythonstart
+++ b/pythonstart
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@ historyPath = os.path.expanduser("~/.pyhistory%s" % ver)
 
 # handler for saving history
 def save_history(historyPath=historyPath):
+    import readline
     try:
         readline.write_history_file(historyPath)
     except:
         pass
+    del readline
 
 
 # read history, if it exists
diff --git a/shared-python-startup.changes b/shared-python-startup.changes
index 6bf73ff..e73bc7c 100644
--- a/shared-python-startup.changes
+++ b/shared-python-startup.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Jul 14 11:03:14 UTC 2020 - Antonio Larrosa <alarrosa@suse.com>
+
+- Import readline in the save_history handler. Otherwise the call
+  to readline.write_history_file doesn't work (the readline import
+  at the beginning of the file is already removed) and is silently
+  ignored by the exception catcher.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Apr 27 13:18:52 UTC 2020 - Matej Cepl <mcepl@suse.com>