diff --git a/cmd/geth/js.go b/cmd/geth/js.go
index 69c03f4c40..729cc2fd71 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/js.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/js.go
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	leadingSpace   = regexp.MustCompile("^ ")
 	passwordRegexp = regexp.MustCompile("personal.[nus]")
 	onlyws         = regexp.MustCompile("^\\s*$")
 	exit           = regexp.MustCompile("^\\s*exit\\s*;*\\s*$")
@@ -361,7 +360,7 @@ func (self *jsre) interactive() {
 			str += input + "\n"
 			self.setIndent()
 			if indentCount <= 0 {
-				if mustLogInHistory(str) {
+				if !excludeFromHistory(str) {
 					utils.Stdin.AppendHistory(str[:len(str)-1])
 				}
 				self.parseInput(str)
@@ -371,10 +370,8 @@ func (self *jsre) interactive() {
 	}
 }
 
-func mustLogInHistory(input string) bool {
-	return len(input) == 0 ||
-		passwordRegexp.MatchString(input) ||
-		!leadingSpace.MatchString(input)
+func excludeFromHistory(input string) bool {
+	return len(input) == 0 || input[0] == ' ' || passwordRegexp.MatchString(input)
 }
 
 func (self *jsre) withHistory(datadir string, op func(*os.File)) {