diff --git a/lib/guard/jobs/pry_wrapper.rb b/lib/guard/jobs/pry_wrapper.rb
index ea48ebd61..a6eb9397c 100644
--- a/lib/guard/jobs/pry_wrapper.rb
+++ b/lib/guard/jobs/pry_wrapper.rb
@@ -134,7 +134,12 @@ def _setup(options)
         Pry.config.should_load_rc = false
         Pry.config.should_load_local_rc = false
         history_file_path = options[:history_file] || HISTORY_FILE
-        Pry.config.history.file = File.expand_path(history_file_path)
+
+        if Pry.config.respond_to?(:history_file)
+          Pry.config.history_file = File.expand_path(history_file_path)
+        else
+          Pry.config.history.file = File.expand_path(history_file_path)
+        end
 
         _add_hooks(options)