diff --git a/dotfiles/zshrc b/dotfiles/zshrc
index a3e0b00..f250ea5 100644
--- a/dotfiles/zshrc
+++ b/dotfiles/zshrc
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ fi
 
 if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "linux-gnu" ]]; then
   # Linux
-  export VISUAL="emacs"
+  export VISUAL="nvim"
   alias emacs="$VISUAL"
 elif [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
   # Mac OSX