diff --git a/gui/qt/history_widget.py b/gui/qt/history_widget.py
index fa1532382..04ac4e8eb 100644
--- a/gui/qt/history_widget.py
+++ b/gui/qt/history_widget.py
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ class HistoryWidget(MyTreeWidget):
             item = EditableItem(entry)
             item.setIcon(0, icon)
             for i in range(len(entry)):
-                item.setFont(i, QFont(MONOSPACE_FONT))
+                if i!=2:
+                    item.setFont(i, QFont(MONOSPACE_FONT))
             if value < 0:
                 item.setForeground(4, QBrush(QColor("#BC1E1E")))
             if tx_hash:
diff --git a/plugins/exchange_rate.py b/plugins/exchange_rate.py
index f299a21ab..b102cdfd5 100644
--- a/plugins/exchange_rate.py
+++ b/plugins/exchange_rate.py
@@ -255,17 +255,6 @@ class Plugin(BasePlugin):
         window.fx_fields = {}
         self.add_send_edit(window)
         self.add_receive_edit(window)
-        history_list = window.history_list
-        cols = history_list.columnCount()
-        header = history_list.headerItem()
-        labels = [header.text(c) for c in range(history_list.columnCount())]
-        labels.extend([_('Fiat Amount'), _('Fiat Balance')])
-        history_list.setColumnCount(cols + 2)
-        # For unclear reasons setting this column to ResizeToContents
-        # makes e.g. label editing very slow
-        history_list.setColumnWidth(cols, 120)
-        history_list.setColumnWidth(cols + 1, 120)
-        history_list.setHeaderLabels(labels)
         window.update_status()
 
     def close(self):
@@ -275,8 +264,7 @@ class Plugin(BasePlugin):
         for window in self.parent.windows:
             window.send_fiat_e.hide()
             window.receive_fiat_e.hide()
-            if self.config_history():
-                window.history_list.setColumnCount(window.history_list.columnCount() - 2)
+            window.update_history_tab()
             window.update_status()
 
     def set_currencies(self, currency_options):