diff --git a/system/home/emacs/default.nix b/system/home/emacs/default.nix
index df66f550..d2251d6f 100644
--- a/system/home/emacs/default.nix
+++ b/system/home/emacs/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   pkgs,
+  config,
   ...
 }:
 {
@@ -10,7 +11,10 @@
     ../texlive/default.nix
     ../programming/default.nix
   ];
-  home.sessionVariables.EDITOR = "emacs";
+  home.sessionVariables = with config.programs; {
+    EDITOR = "${emacs.finalPackage}/bin/emacs -nw";
+    VISUAL = "${emacs.finalPackage}/bin/emacs";
+  };
   programs.emacs = {
     enable = true;
     package = pkgs.emacs30.override {