diff --git a/src/zorg/app/config.py b/src/zorg/app/config.py
index 4b4279c..cef6fe8 100644
--- a/src/zorg/app/config.py
+++ b/src/zorg/app/config.py
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ class EditConfig(Config):
 
     # ----- CONFIG
     file_group_map: FileGroupMapType = {}
+    vim_exe: str = "vim"
 
 
 class FileRenameConfig(Config):
diff --git a/src/zorg/app/runners/_run_edit.py b/src/zorg/app/runners/_run_edit.py
index 0c5fba1..91b6b93 100644
--- a/src/zorg/app/runners/_run_edit.py
+++ b/src/zorg/app/runners/_run_edit.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ def run_edit(cfg: EditConfig) -> int:
                 paths=zo_paths,
                 verbose=cfg.verbose,
                 vim_commands=cfg.vim_commands,
+                vim_exe=cfg.vim_exe,
                 zettel_dir=cfg.zettel_dir,
             ),
         ],
diff --git a/src/zorg/domain/messages/commands.py b/src/zorg/domain/messages/commands.py
index 99ee16a..7f43017 100644
--- a/src/zorg/domain/messages/commands.py
+++ b/src/zorg/domain/messages/commands.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class EditCommand(Command):
     paths: list[Path]
     keep_alive_file: Path
     vim_commands: list[str]
+    vim_exe: str
     verbose: int = 0
 
 
diff --git a/src/zorg/service/handlers.py b/src/zorg/service/handlers.py
index 11dc7c4..c4f2ca5 100644
--- a/src/zorg/service/handlers.py
+++ b/src/zorg/service/handlers.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ def edit_files(cmd: commands.EditCommand, session: SQLSession) -> None:
     vimala.vim(
         *cmd.paths,
         commands=_process_vim_commands(cmd.zettel_dir, cmd.vim_commands),
+        vim_exe=cmd.vim_exe,
     ).unwrap()
     session.add_message(  # pylint: disable=unreachable
         events.EditorClosedEvent(edit_cmd=cmd)