diff --git a/s3h.sh b/s3h.sh
index 817de4e..2782c26 100755
--- a/s3h.sh
+++ b/s3h.sh
@@ -24,6 +24,19 @@ if [[ ! -d "$START_DIR" ]]; then
 	exit 2
 fi
 
+LAST="$START_DIR/.last"
+
+# check if there was a last call, if so fake while loop variable
+preselect=''
+if [[ -f "$LAST" ]]; then
+	last=`cat "$LAST"`
+	# check if config file still exists
+	if [[ -f "$last" ]]; then
+		dir=`dirname "$last"`
+		preselect=`basename "$last"`
+	fi
+fi
+
 # select config file
 configFile=''
 while [[ -z "$configFile" ]]; do
@@ -65,7 +78,11 @@ while [[ -z "$configFile" ]]; do
 	fi
 
 	# run dialog
-	ret=$("$DIALOG" --no-tags --stdout --menu "select connection" 0 0 0 ${para[@]} 2>&1)
+	dialogOptions=''
+	if [[ ! -z "$preselect" ]]; then
+		dialogOptions="$dialogOptions --default-item $preselect"
+	fi
+	ret=$("$DIALOG" --no-tags --stdout $dialogOptions --menu "select connection" 0 0 0 ${para[@]} 2>&1)
 	if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
 		clear
 		exit 1
@@ -104,6 +121,9 @@ if [[ -f "$configFile" ]]; then
 	# clear screen // remove dialog colors
 	echo "config file '$configFile' selected. connecting..."
 
+	# save selected configFile for next call of s3h
+	echo "$configFile" > "$LAST"
+
 	# extract user@host if ~ in config file name
 	login=`basename "$configFile"`
 	if [[ "$login" == *"~"* ]]; then