diff --git a/_episodes/05-history.md b/_episodes/05-history.md
index 1c0ef810d7..f5d8280417 100644
--- a/_episodes/05-history.md
+++ b/_episodes/05-history.md
@@ -351,6 +351,12 @@ moving backward and forward in time becomes much easier.
 > 4. `$ git checkout <unique ID of last commit> data_cruncher.py`
 >
 > 5. Both 2 and 4
+> > ## Solution
+> > `git checkout HEAD` does not check out that specific file
+> > `$ git checkout HEAD data_cruncher.py` works to recover her previously committed version
+> > `$ git checkout HEAD~1 data_cruncher.py` checks out the version from 2 commits ago (one before the most recent one called HEAD)
+> > `$ git checkout <unique ID of last commit> data_cruncher.py` also recovers her previously committed version
+> {: .solution}
 {: .challenge}
 
 > ## Reverting a Commit