diff --git a/home.nix b/home.nix
index bc0e77e..7a07eb1 100644
--- a/home.nix
+++ b/home.nix
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ with import <nixpkgs> {};
   #
   home.sessionVariables = {
     DOOMLOCALDIR = "${config.xdg.dataHome}/doom";
+    EDITOR = "emacs -nw";
   };
 
   home.sessionPath = [