diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c97385
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+TARGET := main
+CFLAGS := -Wall
+LIBS := -leditline
+OBJECTS := \
+	main.o
+
+all: $(TARGET)
+
+$(TARGET): $(OBJECTS)
+	$(CC) -o $@ $(OBJECTS) $(LIBS)
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 3511639..65ba3d4 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 
-char input[2048];
+#include <editline.h>
 
 int main(int argc, char * argv[])
 {
@@ -9,9 +10,11 @@ int main(int argc, char * argv[])
 
     while (1)
     {
-        printf("jlispy> ");
-        fflush(stdout);
-        fgets(input, sizeof(input), stdin);
+        char * input = readline("jlispy> ");
+        add_history(input);
         printf("no you're a %s\n", input);
+        free(input);
     }
+
+    return 0;
 }