diff --git a/.profile b/.profile
index b37790a..1e59722 100644
--- a/.profile
+++ b/.profile
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ if [ -d "$HOME/.local/bin" ] ; then
     PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
 fi
 
+if [[ -x "$(command -v hx)" ]] ; then
+    export EDITOR="hx"
+elif [[ -x "$(command -v vim)" ]] ; then
+    export EDITOR="vim"
+fi
+
 # set GOPATH and add bin directory to PATH variable
 export GOPATH="$HOME/.local/lib/go"