diff --git a/lfm/lfm/preferences.py b/lfm/lfm/preferences.py
index 4efd012..303b176 100644
--- a/lfm/lfm/preferences.py
+++ b/lfm/lfm/preferences.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ MISC_TEXT = 'diff_type: context, unified, ndiff'
 
 DEF_PROGRAMS = {'shell': 'bash',
                 'pager': 'less',
-                'editor': 'vi',
+                'editor': 'nano',
                 'web': 'firefox',
                 'audio': 'vlc',
                 'video': 'vlc',