diff --git a/stglib/aqd/aqdutils.py b/stglib/aqd/aqdutils.py
index 4bd43883..4dc83ba0 100644
--- a/stglib/aqd/aqdutils.py
+++ b/stglib/aqd/aqdutils.py
@@ -101,11 +101,12 @@ def atmos_correct(ds, atmpres):
         - met["atmpres"].reindex_like(ds["Pressure"], method="nearest", tolerance="5s")
         - met["atmpres"].attrs["offset"]
     )
-    print(
-        f"Atmospherically correcting using time-series from {atmpres} and offset of {met['atmpres'].offset}"
-    )
     ds["Pressure_ac"].attrs = attrs
 
+    histtext = f"Atmospherically corrected using time-series from {atmpres} and offset of {met['atmpres'].offset}"
+
+    ds = utils.insert_history(ds, histtext)
+
     ds.attrs["atmospheric_pressure_correction_file"] = atmpres
     ds.attrs["atmospheric_pressure_correction_offset_applied"] = met["atmpres"].attrs[
         "offset"
@@ -1217,10 +1218,6 @@ def add_attributes(var, dsattrs):
 
         add_attributes(ds["P_1ac"], ds.attrs)
 
-        histtext = "Atmospheric pressure compensated."
-
-        ds = utils.insert_history(ds, histtext)
-
     if "bin_depth" in ds:
         ds["bin_depth"].attrs.update({"units": "m", "long_name": "bin depth"})