diff --git a/autoload/ale/engine.vim b/autoload/ale/engine.vim
index b54ad6ee..ae31c8c8 100644
--- a/autoload/ale/engine.vim
+++ b/autoload/ale/engine.vim
@@ -9,30 +9,6 @@
 " output: The array of lines for the output of the job.
 let s:job_info_map = {}
 
-function! ale#engine#AddToHistory(buffer, status, job_id, command) abort
-    if g:ale_max_buffer_history_size <= 0
-        " Don't save anything if the history isn't a positive number.
-        let g:ale_buffer_info[a:buffer].history = []
-
-        return
-    endif
-
-    let l:history = g:ale_buffer_info[a:buffer].history
-
-    " Remove the first item if we hit the max history size.
-    if len(l:history) >= g:ale_max_buffer_history_size
-        let l:history = l:history[1:]
-    endif
-
-    call add(l:history, {
-    \   'status': a:status,
-    \   'job_id': a:job_id,
-    \   'command': a:command,
-    \})
-
-    let g:ale_buffer_info[a:buffer].history = l:history
-endfunction
-
 function! s:GetJobID(job) abort
     if has('nvim')
         "In NeoVim, job values are just IDs.
@@ -471,7 +447,7 @@ function! s:RunJob(options) abort
         " Add the job to the list of jobs, so we can track them.
         call add(g:ale_buffer_info[l:buffer].job_list, l:job)
 
-        let l:status = 'ran'
+        let l:status = 'started'
         let l:job_id = s:GetJobID(l:job)
         " Store the ID for the job in the map to read back again.
         let s:job_info_map[l:job_id] = {
@@ -482,7 +458,7 @@ function! s:RunJob(options) abort
         \}
     endif
 
-    call ale#engine#AddToHistory(l:buffer, l:status, l:job_id, l:command)
+    call ale#history#Add(l:buffer, l:status, l:job_id, l:command)
 endfunction
 
 " Determine which commands to run for a link in a command chain, or
diff --git a/autoload/ale/history.vim b/autoload/ale/history.vim
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6524b916
--- /dev/null
+++ b/autoload/ale/history.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+" Author: w0rp <devw0rp@gmail.com>
+" Description: Tools for managing command history
+"
+function! ale#history#Add(buffer, status, job_id, command) abort
+    if g:ale_max_buffer_history_size <= 0
+        " Don't save anything if the history isn't a positive number.
+        let g:ale_buffer_info[a:buffer].history = []
+
+        return
+    endif
+
+    let l:history = g:ale_buffer_info[a:buffer].history
+
+    " Remove the first item if we hit the max history size.
+    if len(l:history) >= g:ale_max_buffer_history_size
+        let l:history = l:history[1:]
+    endif
+
+    call add(l:history, {
+    \   'status': a:status,
+    \   'job_id': a:job_id,
+    \   'command': a:command,
+    \})
+
+    let g:ale_buffer_info[a:buffer].history = l:history
+endfunction
diff --git a/test/test_ale_info.vader b/test/test_ale_info.vader
index 76699d60..c8c20677 100644
--- a/test/test_ale_info.vader
+++ b/test/test_ale_info.vader
@@ -169,8 +169,8 @@ Given testft.testft2 (Empty buffer with two filetypes):
 Execute (ALEInfo should return command history):
   let g:ale_buffer_info[bufnr('%')] = {
   \ 'history': [
-  \   {'status': 'ran', 'job_id': 347, 'command': 'first command'},
-  \   {'status': 'ran', 'job_id': 347, 'command': ['/bin/bash', '\c', 'last command']},
+  \   {'status': 'started', 'job_id': 347, 'command': 'first command'},
+  \   {'status': 'started', 'job_id': 347, 'command': ['/bin/bash', '\c', 'last command']},
   \ ],
   \}
 
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ Execute (ALEInfo should return command history):
   \   '  Enabled Linters: [''testlinter1'', ''testlinter2'']',
   \   ' Linter Variables:',
   \   g:globals_string . g:command_header,
-  \   '(ran) ''first command''',
-  \   '(ran) [''/bin/bash'', ''\c'', ''last command'']',
+  \   '(started) ''first command''',
+  \   '(started) [''/bin/bash'', ''\c'', ''last command'']',
   \ ], "\n"),
   \ g:output
diff --git a/test/test_history_saving.vader b/test/test_history_saving.vader
index a06f9a78..d30534b7 100644
--- a/test/test_history_saving.vader
+++ b/test/test_history_saving.vader
@@ -36,21 +36,21 @@ Execute(History should be set when commands are run):
   AssertEqual 1, len(g:history)
   AssertEqual ['status', 'job_id', 'command'], keys(g:history[0])
   AssertEqual ['/bin/bash', '-c', 'echo command history test'], g:history[0].command
-  AssertEqual 'ran', g:history[0].status
+  AssertEqual 'started', g:history[0].status
   " The Job ID will change each time, but we can check the type.
   AssertEqual type(1), type(g:history[0].job_id)
 
 Execute(History items should be popped after going over the max):
   let g:ale_buffer_info[1] = {
-  \ 'history': map(range(20), '{''status'': ''ran'', ''job_id'': v:val, ''command'': ''foobar''}'),
+  \ 'history': map(range(20), '{''status'': ''started'', ''job_id'': v:val, ''command'': ''foobar''}'),
   \}
 
-  call ale#engine#AddToHistory(1, 'ran', 347, 'last command')
+  call ale#history#Add(1, 'started', 347, 'last command')
 
   AssertEqual
   \ (
-  \   map(range(1, 19), '{''status'': ''ran'', ''job_id'': v:val, ''command'': ''foobar''}')
-  \   + [{'status': 'ran', 'job_id': 347, 'command': 'last command'}]
+  \   map(range(1, 19), '{''status'': ''started'', ''job_id'': v:val, ''command'': ''foobar''}')
+  \   + [{'status': 'started', 'job_id': 347, 'command': 'last command'}]
   \ ),
   \ g:ale_buffer_info[1].history
 
@@ -58,12 +58,12 @@ Execute(Nothing should be added to history if the size is too low):
   let g:ale_max_buffer_history_size = 0
   let g:ale_buffer_info[1] = {'history': []}
 
-  call ale#engine#AddToHistory(1, 'ran', 347, 'last command')
+  call ale#history#Add(1, 'started', 347, 'last command')
 
   AssertEqual [], g:ale_buffer_info[1].history
 
   let g:ale_max_buffer_history_size = -2
 
-  call ale#engine#AddToHistory(1, 'ran', 347, 'last command')
+  call ale#history#Add(1, 'started', 347, 'last command')
 
   AssertEqual [], g:ale_buffer_info[1].history