diff --git a/home-manager/helix.nix b/home-manager/helix.nix
index 03241f1..61aa5cb 100644
--- a/home-manager/helix.nix
+++ b/home-manager/helix.nix
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
     defaultEditor = true;
   };
 
+  home.sessionVariables.EDITOR = "hx";
+
   xdg.configFile."helix/config.toml".source = "${config.dotfiles.path}/.config/helix/config.toml";
   xdg.configFile."helix/languages.toml".source =
     "${config.dotfiles.path}/.config/helix/languages.toml";