diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 6f1f15b..96d57af 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -198,8 +198,16 @@ export const useTravel = <S, F extends boolean, A extends boolean>(
     }
     if (!tempPatches.patches.length) return;
     setAllPatches((allPatchesDraft) => {
-      allPatchesDraft.patches.push(tempPatches.patches.flat());
-      allPatchesDraft.inversePatches.push(tempPatches.inversePatches.flat());
+      // All patches will be merged, it helps to minimize the patch structure
+      const [, patches, inversePatches] = create(
+        state as object,
+        (draft) => apply(draft, tempPatches.inversePatches.flat().reverse()),
+        {
+          enablePatches: true,
+        }
+      );
+      allPatchesDraft.patches.push(inversePatches);
+      allPatchesDraft.inversePatches.push(patches);
       if (maxHistory < allPatchesDraft.patches.length) {
         allPatchesDraft.patches = allPatchesDraft.patches.slice(-maxHistory);
         allPatchesDraft.inversePatches = allPatchesDraft.inversePatches.slice(
diff --git a/test/index.test.ts b/test/index.test.ts
index f2ddc31..21eed9c 100644
--- a/test/index.test.ts
+++ b/test/index.test.ts
@@ -1169,6 +1169,57 @@ describe('useTravel', () => {
     expect(controls.canBack()).toBe(true);
     expect(controls.canForward()).toBe(true);
 
+    expect(controls.patches).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      {
+        "inversePatches": [
+          [
+            {
+              "op": "replace",
+              "path": [],
+              "value": 3,
+            },
+          ],
+          [
+            {
+              "op": "replace",
+              "path": [],
+              "value": 4,
+            },
+          ],
+          [
+            {
+              "op": "replace",
+              "path": [],
+              "value": 5,
+            },
+          ],
+        ],
+        "patches": [
+          [
+            {
+              "op": "replace",
+              "path": [],
+              "value": 4,
+            },
+          ],
+          [
+            {
+              "op": "replace",
+              "path": [],
+              "value": 5,
+            },
+          ],
+          [
+            {
+              "op": "replace",
+              "path": [],
+              "value": 6,
+            },
+          ],
+        ],
+      }
+    `);
+
     result = renderHook(() =>
       useTravel(nextState, {
         maxHistory: 3,
@@ -1374,5 +1425,64 @@ describe('useTravel', () => {
         ],
       }
     `);
+
+    act(() => controls.archive());
+    [nextState, setState, controls] = result.current;
+
+    expect(nextState).toEqual(8);
+    expect(controls.position).toEqual(3);
+    expect(controls.getHistory()).toEqual([3, 4, 5, 8]);
+    expect(controls.canBack()).toBe(true);
+    expect(controls.canForward()).toBe(false);
+    expect(controls.patches).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      {
+        "inversePatches": [
+          [
+            {
+              "op": "replace",
+              "path": [],
+              "value": 3,
+            },
+          ],
+          [
+            {
+              "op": "replace",
+              "path": [],
+              "value": 4,
+            },
+          ],
+          [
+            {
+              "op": "replace",
+              "path": [],
+              "value": 5,
+            },
+          ],
+        ],
+        "patches": [
+          [
+            {
+              "op": "replace",
+              "path": [],
+              "value": 4,
+            },
+          ],
+          [
+            {
+              "op": "replace",
+              "path": [],
+              "value": 5,
+            },
+          ],
+          [
+            {
+              "op": "replace",
+              "path": [],
+              "value": 8,
+            },
+          ],
+        ],
+      }
+    `);
   });
 });