diff --git a/qutebrowser/config.py b/qutebrowser/config.py
index 20598bf..81fcc04 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/config.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/config.py
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ c.downloads.location.suggestion = 'both'
 ## The editor (and arguments) to use for the `open-editor` command. `{}`
 ## gets replaced by the filename of the file to be edited.
 ## Type: ShellCommand
-c.editor.command = ['urxvt', '-e', 'emacs', '{}']
+c.editor.command = ['urxvt', '-e', 'nvim', '{}']
 
 ## Encoding to use for the editor.
 ## Type: Encoding