--- a/dvtm-editor.c
+++ b/dvtm-editor.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 	if (!editor)
 		editor = getenv("EDITOR");
 	if (!editor)
-		editor = "vi";
+		editor = "vis";
 
 	char tempname[] = "/tmp/dvtm-editor.XXXXXX";
 	if ((tmp_write = mkstemp(tempname)) == -1) {
