diff --git a/home/base.nix b/home/base.nix
index 79bbc8e..3a698a3 100644
--- a/home/base.nix
+++ b/home/base.nix
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
   ];
 
   home.sessionVariables = {
+    EDITOR = "nvim";
     GOPATH = "${config.home.homeDirectory}/.local/share/go";
     GOMODCACHE = "${config.home.homeDirectory}/.cache/go/pkg/mod";
     CCACHE_MAXSIZE = "100Gi";