diff --git a/profiles/base/default.nix b/profiles/base/default.nix
index daef360..b275342 100644
--- a/profiles/base/default.nix
+++ b/profiles/base/default.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@
     "nixos-switch" = "sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake .#";
     "nom-affogato" = "nom build .#nixosConfigurations.affogato.config.system.build.toplevel";
   };
-
+  environment.variables = {
+    EDITOR = "vim";
+    VISUAL = "vim";
+  };
   environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
     python3
     vim