diff --git a/cmd/pttodo-cli/cli.go b/cmd/pttodo-cli/cli.go
index eb1ed84..8b248d7 100644
--- a/cmd/pttodo-cli/cli.go
+++ b/cmd/pttodo-cli/cli.go
@@ -61,13 +61,25 @@ func edit(dry bool, filepath string) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 	vi := func() error {
-		vibin, err := exec.LookPath("vi")
+		bin := "vim"
+		if editor := os.Getenv("EDITOR"); editor != "" {
+			bin = editor
+		}
+		editorbin, err := exec.LookPath(bin)
+		if err != nil {
+			editorbin, err = exec.LookPath("vi")
+		}
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		args := []string{editorbin, tempFile}
+		vimrc := path.Join(os.Getenv("HOME"), ".vimrc")
+		if _, err := os.Stat(vimrc); err == nil {
+			args = append(args, "-u", vimrc)
+		}
 		cpid, err := syscall.ForkExec(
-			vibin,
-			[]string{vibin, tempFile},
+			editorbin,
+			args,
 			&syscall.ProcAttr{
 				Dir:   "",
 				Env:   os.Environ(),
diff --git a/todo.yaml b/todo.yaml
index 9eef4cc..fede9cc 100644
--- a/todo.yaml
+++ b/todo.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 todo:
-- todo: crap losing on a bad edit hurts
-  details: |
-    ?
-- vim doesnt source vimrc
+- vim doesnt source vimrc, so stuff like tab width and tab characters, also syntax
+  highlight :(
 - todo: when to run scheduled modifier? like, syncthing could have conflicts if I
     modify only file on remote
   ts: 1641007992
@@ -39,3 +37,7 @@ done:
   ts: 1641007992
   subtasks:
   - a
+- todo: crap losing on a bad edit hurts
+  ts: 1641008278
+  details: |
+    ?