diff --git a/fish/functions/fishcognito.fish b/fish/functions/fishcognito.fish
index cda546d..807d081 100644
--- a/fish/functions/fishcognito.fish
+++ b/fish/functions/fishcognito.fish
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-function fishcognito --description "Start a new shell that won't save command history"
-    env fish_history='' fish
+function fishcognito --description "Start a new shell in private mode"
+    fish --private
 end