diff --git a/configs/shared/zsh/aliases.zsh b/configs/shared/zsh/aliases.zsh
index ea5fbc450..71e2d670a 100644
--- a/configs/shared/zsh/aliases.zsh
+++ b/configs/shared/zsh/aliases.zsh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ alias ls="exa"
 alias ll="exa -l"
 alias la="exa -la"
 alias lorem="echo Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum."
-alias e="emacsclient --no-wait --alternate-editor=vim"
+alias e="emacsclient --no-wait"
 alias d="docker"
 alias dps="docker ps"
 alias dpsa="docker ps -a"
diff --git a/configs/shared/zsh/variables.zsh b/configs/shared/zsh/variables.zsh
index 830170ddc..b241894aa 100644
--- a/configs/shared/zsh/variables.zsh
+++ b/configs/shared/zsh/variables.zsh
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 export TERMINAL=urxvtc
 export EDITOR=emacsclient
+export ALTERNATE_EDITOR=nvim
 
 BROWSER=google-chrome
 NIXIFY="$HOME/programming/nixify"