diff --git a/modules/base/default.nix b/modules/base/default.nix
index 542cd83d..fd8554af 100644
--- a/modules/base/default.nix
+++ b/modules/base/default.nix
@@ -52,7 +52,10 @@
       };
     };
 
-    environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [ git htop moreutils ncdu ripgrep unzip zip ];
+    environment = {
+      systemPackages = with pkgs; [ git htop moreutils ncdu ripgrep unzip zip ];
+      variables.EDITOR = "emacs";
+    };
 
     console = {
       colors = [