diff --git a/.bashrc b/.bashrc
index c2b3a1d..8720fe0 100755
--- a/.bashrc
+++ b/.bashrc
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ getkey() {
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # The best editor
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-alias vi=vim
-export EDITOR=vim
+[[ -x $(which vim 2>/dev/null) ]] && alias vi=vim
+export EDITOR=vi
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------------------