diff --git a/home/.config/python/pythonrc.py b/home/.config/python/pythonrc.py
index a13196b..bc89943 100644
--- a/home/.config/python/pythonrc.py
+++ b/home/.config/python/pythonrc.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import atexit
 import os
 import readline
+from functools import partial
 from pathlib import Path
+from types import ModuleType
 
 cache_xdg_dir = Path(os.environ.get("XDG_CACHE_HOME", str(Path("~/.cache"))))
 cache_xdg_dir.mkdir(exist_ok=True, parents=True)
@@ -11,8 +13,13 @@ history_file = cache_xdg_dir.joinpath("python_history")
 readline.read_history_file(history_file)
 
 
-def write_history() -> None:
+def write_history(readline: ModuleType, history_file: Path) -> None:
+    """
+    We need to get ``readline`` and ``history_file`` as arguments, as it
+    seems they get garbage collected when the function is registered and
+    the program ends, even though we refer to them here.
+    """
     readline.write_history_file(history_file)
 
 
-atexit.register(write_history)
+atexit.register(partial(write_history, readline, history_file))