diff --git a/common/.zshrc b/common/.zshrc
index 6f4fe8b..4567d10 100644
--- a/common/.zshrc
+++ b/common/.zshrc
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ alias l='ls -a'
 alias grep='grep --color'
 
 export COLORFGBG="default;default"
+export VISUAL="vim"
 
 function cd() {
         builtin cd $@;