diff --git a/profiles/develop/default.nix b/profiles/develop/default.nix
index 840456f0..b7751eb4 100644
--- a/profiles/develop/default.nix
+++ b/profiles/develop/default.nix
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
     PAGER = "less";
     LESS = "-iFJMRWX -z-4 -x4";
     LESSOPEN = "|${pkgs.lesspipe}/bin/lesspipe.sh %s";
-    EDITOR = "kak";
-    VISUAL = "kak";
+    EDITOR = "k";
+    VISUAL = "k";
   };
 
   environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
diff --git a/profiles/develop/kakoune/default.nix b/profiles/develop/kakoune/default.nix
index 097561d9..338aa9c6 100644
--- a/profiles/develop/kakoune/default.nix
+++ b/profiles/develop/kakoune/default.nix
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
         ];
       };
 
-      kakoune-config = super.writeShellScriptBin "kak" ''
+      kakoune-config = super.writeShellScriptBin "k" ''
         XDG_CONFIG_HOME=/etc/xdg ${self.kakoune}/bin/kak "$@"
       '';