diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ff640f9..c6c9532 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ GitHub, so it's easy to start using it. And since it's your own repository you
 can make it private to keep your ideas secret.
 
 `eureka` looks at your environment variables to decide what program to use.
-* `$EDITOR` for what to edit your ideas with (falls back to `vim`)
+* `$EDITOR` for what to edit your ideas with (falls back to `vi`)
 * `$PAGER` for what to view your ideas with (falls back to `less`)
 
 ## Installation
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index c86ab6b..58e6b6d 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ where
         let editor = match env::var("EDITOR") {
             Ok(e) => e,
             Err(_) => {
-                get_if_available("vim").expect("Cannot locate executable - vim - on your system")
+                get_if_available("vi").expect("Cannot locate executable - vi - on your system")
             }
         };
         match Command::new(&editor).arg(file_path).status() {