diff --git a/plugins/timer/timer.plugin.zsh b/plugins/timer/timer.plugin.zsh
index c299902c8..d21d59989 100644
--- a/plugins/timer/timer.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/timer/timer.plugin.zsh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ __timer_display_timer_precmd() {
     local tdiff=$((cmd_end_time - __timer_cmd_start_time))
     unset __timer_cmd_start_time
     if [[ -z "${TIMER_THRESHOLD}" || ${tdiff} -ge "${TIMER_THRESHOLD}" ]]; then
-      local last_cmd=$(fc -ln -1 | awk '{print $1}')
+      local last_cmd="${history[$((HISTCMD - 1))]%% *}"
       if [[ "$last_cmd" != clear ]]; then
         local tdiffstr=$(__timer_format_duration ${tdiff})
         local cols=$((COLUMNS - ${#tdiffstr} - 1))