diff --git a/commonshrc b/commonshrc
index 77974be..6b23374 100644
--- a/commonshrc
+++ b/commonshrc
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ test -x /usr/bin/vim && export EDITOR=/usr/bin/vim
 
 export MPD_HOST=127.0.0.1 MPD_PORT=6600
 
+test -x /usr/bin/vim && alias vi=vim
+
 # passc
 passc() {
   pass show "$1" | (read i; cat; echo "$i" | xclip -l 1 -se c)