diff --git a/nixos/home-manager/programs/helix.nix b/nixos/home-manager/programs/helix.nix
index fe2c368e..83e98485 100644
--- a/nixos/home-manager/programs/helix.nix
+++ b/nixos/home-manager/programs/helix.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@
   alejandra = lib.getExe inputs.alejandra.packages.${system}.default;
   nil = lib.getExe inputs.nil.packages.${system}.default;
 in {
+
+  home.sessionVariables = { EDITOR = "vim"; VISUAL="vim"; };
+  programs.zsh.sessionVariables = { EDITOR = "vim"; VISUAL="vim"; };
+  systemd.user.sessionVariables = { EDITOR = "vim"; VISUAL="vim"; };
+
   programs.helix = {
     enable = true;
     languages = {
diff --git a/nixos/vim/home.nix b/nixos/vim/home.nix
index d432afdc..40587871 100644
--- a/nixos/vim/home.nix
+++ b/nixos/vim/home.nix
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ let
 in {
   home.file.".vimrc".source = ../../.vimrc;
   home.packages = with pkgs; [ ripgrep ];
-  home.sessionVariables = { EDITOR = "vim"; };
-  programs.zsh.sessionVariables = { EDITOR = "vim"; };
-  systemd.user.sessionVariables = { EDITOR = "vim"; };
+  home.sessionVariables = { EDITOR = "vim"; VISUAL="vim"; };
+  programs.zsh.sessionVariables = { EDITOR = "vim"; VISUAL="vim"; };
+  systemd.user.sessionVariables = { EDITOR = "vim"; VISUAL="vim"; };
 
   programs.neovim = {
     enable = true;
diff --git a/nixos/zsh/home.nix b/nixos/zsh/home.nix
index 0182ae47..dcaacfc3 100644
--- a/nixos/zsh/home.nix
+++ b/nixos/zsh/home.nix
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@
 
     sessionVariables = {
       TERM = "xterm-256color";
-      EDITOR = "vim";
-      VISUAL = "vim";
       PAGER = "less";
       ZSH_TMUX_AUTOSTART = true;
       GOPATH = "$HOME/go";