diff --git a/.config/zsh/.zprofile b/.config/zsh/.zprofile
index c24501d..b506176 100644
--- a/.config/zsh/.zprofile
+++ b/.config/zsh/.zprofile
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ elif command -v emacs > /dev/null; then
     VISUAL="$(command -v emacs)"
 elif command -v nano > /dev/null; then
     VISUAL="$(command -v nano)"
+    export ALTERNATE_EDITOR="$(command -v nano)"
 elif command -v vim > /dev/null; then
     VISUAL="$(command -v vim)"
 fi
 export VISUAL
 export EDITOR="${VISUAL}"
-export ALTERNATE_EDITOR="$(command -v nano)"
 
 ############################# Plugins ##########################################