diff --git a/zsh/zshrc b/zsh/zshrc
index 8416c1a..cc07edc 100755
--- a/zsh/zshrc
+++ b/zsh/zshrc
@@ -35,8 +35,9 @@ fi
 # default editors
 if mac; then
     # wtf, you must be kidding
-    alias emacsclient="/Applications/Emacs.app/Contents/MacOS/bin/emacsclient \
-                       -s \$(find /var/folders -name server -type s -uid $(id -u) 2>| /dev/null | grep emacs) \$*"
+    function emacsclient() {
+	/Applications/Emacs.app/Contents/MacOS/bin/emacsclient -s $(find /var/folders -name server -type s -uid $(id -u) 2>| /dev/null | grep emacs) $*
+    }
     export EDITOR="emacsclient"
     export VISUAL="emacsclient"
     export MANPATH="/opt/local/lib/erlang/man:$MANPATH"