diff --git a/home.nix b/home.nix
index d596c80..df4ac74 100644
--- a/home.nix
+++ b/home.nix
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ in {
     initExtraBeforeCompInit = ''
       fpath+="$HOME/.zfunc"
     '';
+    envExtra = "export EDITOR=nvim";
     shellAliases = {
       new-direnv = "nix flake new -t github:nix-community/nix-direnv";
     };