diff --git a/bashrc/.bashrc b/bashrc/.bashrc
index 0832051..b22d0fe 100644
--- a/bashrc/.bashrc
+++ b/bashrc/.bashrc
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 # ~/.bashrc
 #
 
+# select vim as editor for sudoedit
+export EDITOR=vim
+
 # configure behaviour of command history
 ## disable duplicates in command history
 export HISTCONTROL=ignoreboth:erasedups