diff --git a/gitconfig b/gitconfig
index b7e91b3..9b8e2f6 100644
--- a/gitconfig
+++ b/gitconfig
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 	quotepath = false
 	whitespace = trailing-space,space-before-tab
 	excludesfile = ~/config/gitignore
+	editor = mate -w
 [diff]
 	mnemonicprefix = true
 	renames = copies