diff --git a/.sops.yaml b/.sops.yaml
index ad347c7..80883c6 100644
--- a/.sops.yaml
+++ b/.sops.yaml
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 keys:
-  - &user_kenji age1cvy0fgxjn6mu0wsf9htuxmqp6mfx2f5dkmqj2kj6l46k9w8zxyfs6840tp
-  - &host_laptop age1sg27ryxp86hu55swryc6sggscan6upq7jw745lcah0djc920j9usvqcslu
+  - &user_kenji age1dhmt5tdyxd9zam542zkr9hq4tku7lzmf6j057sjtepk80deky5fqemczs5
 creation_rules:
   - path_regex: secrets/[^/]+\.(yaml|json|env|ini)$
     key_groups:
       - age:
-          - *user_alice
-          - *host_laptop
+          - *user_kenji
diff --git a/modules/system/default.nix b/modules/system/default.nix
index 6c1a0c2..88482b0 100644
--- a/modules/system/default.nix
+++ b/modules/system/default.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     ../../system/fonts.nix
     ../../system/programs.nix
     ../../system/security.nix
+    ../../system/variables.nix
   ];
   environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
     # FIXME: must be on their own app
diff --git a/system/variables.nix b/system/variables.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..100f75f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/variables.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  environment.sessionVariables = {
+    EDITOR = "nvim";
+    VISUAL = "nvim";
+  };
+}