diff --git a/aliases/jekyll.aliases.bash b/aliases/jekyll.aliases.bash
index a3e3fc05..a9fed047 100644
--- a/aliases/jekyll.aliases.bash
+++ b/aliases/jekyll.aliases.bash
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
-# Open the root of your site in your favorite editor
+# Open the root of your site in your vim or cd to it
 
-alias newentry="cd $JEKYLL_LOCAL_ROOT && $EDITOR ."
+if [ $EDITOR = "vim"]
+then
+	alias newentry="cd $JEKYLL_LOCAL_ROOT && $EDITOR ."
+else
+	alias newentry="cd $JEKYLL_LOCAL_ROOT"
 
 # Open the _posts/ directory for making a new blog post (seperate from above alias because not everyone uses jekyll for a blog)