diff --git a/lib/prserv/client.py b/lib/prserv/client.py
index 89760b6f74..389172f055 100644
--- a/lib/prserv/client.py
+++ b/lib/prserv/client.py
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ class PRAsyncClient(bb.asyncrpc.AsyncClient):
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__("PRSERVICE", "1.0", logger)
 
-    async def getPR(self, version, pkgarch, checksum):
+    async def getPR(self, version, pkgarch, checksum, history=False):
         response = await self.invoke(
-            {"get-pr": {"version": version, "pkgarch": pkgarch, "checksum": checksum}}
+            {"get-pr": {"version": version, "pkgarch": pkgarch, "checksum": checksum, "history": history}}
         )
         if response:
             return response["value"]
diff --git a/lib/prserv/db.py b/lib/prserv/db.py
index 8305238f7a..d41b781622 100644
--- a/lib/prserv/db.py
+++ b/lib/prserv/db.py
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ class PRTable(object):
 
         self.dirty = True
 
-    def _get_value(self, version, pkgarch, checksum):
+    def _get_value(self, version, pkgarch, checksum, history):
 
         max_value = self.find_max_value(version, pkgarch)
 
@@ -177,7 +177,11 @@ class PRTable(object):
             # version, pkgarch found but not checksum. Create a new value from the maximum one
             return increase_revision(max_value)
 
-        if self.nohist:
+        if history:
+            # "history" mode: we found an existing value. We can return it
+            # whether it's the maximum one or not.
+            return value
+        else:
             # "no-history" mode: only return a value if that's the maximum one for
             # the version and architecture, otherwise create a new one.
             # This means that the value cannot decrement.
@@ -185,13 +189,9 @@ class PRTable(object):
                 return value
             else:
                 return increase_revision(max_value)
-        else:
-            # "hist" mode: we found an existing value. We can return it
-            # whether it's the maximum one or not.
-            return value
 
-    def get_value(self, version, pkgarch, checksum):
-        value = self._get_value(version, pkgarch, checksum)
+    def get_value(self, version, pkgarch, checksum, history):
+        value = self._get_value(version, pkgarch, checksum, history)
         self.store_value(version, pkgarch, checksum, value)
         return value
 
diff --git a/lib/prserv/serv.py b/lib/prserv/serv.py
index 9e07a34445..f692d050b8 100644
--- a/lib/prserv/serv.py
+++ b/lib/prserv/serv.py
@@ -76,9 +76,10 @@ class PRServerClient(bb.asyncrpc.AsyncServerConnection):
         version = request["version"]
         pkgarch = request["pkgarch"]
         checksum = request["checksum"]
+        history = request["history"]
 
         if self.upstream_client is None:
-            value = self.server.table.get_value(version, pkgarch, checksum)
+            value = self.server.table.get_value(version, pkgarch, checksum, history)
             return {"value": value}
 
         # We have an upstream server.
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ class PRServerClient(bb.asyncrpc.AsyncServerConnection):
             # The package is not known upstream, must be a local-only package
             # Let's compute the PR number using the local-only method
 
-            value = self.server.table.get_value(version, pkgarch, checksum)
+            value = self.server.table.get_value(version, pkgarch, checksum, history)
             return {"value": value}
 
         # The package is known upstream, let's ask the upstream server