diff --git a/.profile b/.profile
index e1c644a9..cb546631 100755
--- a/.profile
+++ b/.profile
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 # Use Vim if we have it
 export EDITOR="vi"
 command -v vim > /dev/null 2>&1 && export EDITOR="vim"
+alias e='$EDITOR'
 
 # Patch PATH
 desiredpath="/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/sbin:/usr/local/games:/usr/games:$HOME/.bin:$HOME/.local/bin"