diff --git a/home-manager/neovim/default.nix b/home-manager/neovim/default.nix
index 733cc8a..4935502 100644
--- a/home-manager/neovim/default.nix
+++ b/home-manager/neovim/default.nix
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ in
   # symlink for a stable path 
   home.file.".vscode-extensions/vscode-lldb".source = pkgs.vscode-extensions.vadimcn.vscode-lldb;
 
+  home.sessionVariables = {
+    EDITOR = "nvim";
+  };
+
   programs = {
     neovim = {
       enable = true;