diff --git a/dotfiles/shell/profile b/dotfiles/shell/profile
index b272cb7..f15f391 100644
--- a/dotfiles/shell/profile
+++ b/dotfiles/shell/profile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # items common to ~/.bash_profile and ~/.zprofile
 
 [[ -x /usr/bin/vim ]] && export EDITOR="/usr/bin/vim"
+export SUDO_EDITOR="$EDITOR"
 
 export TERMINAL="kitty"
 export SSH_AUTH_SOCK="$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/ssh-agent.socket"