diff --git a/moo/mooutils/moohistorylist.c b/moo/mooutils/moohistorylist.c
index 14778f7d..33209f2f 100644
--- a/moo/mooutils/moohistorylist.c
+++ b/moo/mooutils/moohistorylist.c
@@ -687,7 +687,10 @@ moo_history_list_new (const char *user_id)
     list = g_object_new (MOO_TYPE_HISTORY_LIST,
                          "user-id", user_id, NULL);
     if (user_id)
+    {
         add_named_list (user_id, list);
+        _moo_history_list_load (list);
+    }
 
     return list;
 }