diff --git a/fish/config.fish b/fish/config.fish
index 785b850..7b01308 100644
--- a/fish/config.fish
+++ b/fish/config.fish
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ set --universal fish_greeting
 # =========
 
 function ec
-  emacsclient -n $argv
+  emacsclient -n --alternate-editor=emacs $argv
 end
 
 # IP addresses