diff --git a/.bashrc b/.bashrc
index a7ca7e6..974d87f 100644
--- a/.bashrc
+++ b/.bashrc
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export PATH=/usr/local/share/python:$PATH
 export PATH=/Users/jowj/Library/Python/3.6/bin:$PATH
 export PATH=/home/josiah/.local/bin:$PATH
 export PATH=/home/josiah/.gem/ruby/2.6.0/bin:$PATH
+export EDITOR=emacsclient
 
 # blatantly steal micah's ls aliases because they make SO MUCH SENSE omg.
 alias python="python3"