diff --git a/plugins/available/textmate.plugin.bash b/plugins/available/textmate.plugin.bash
index ae04c80c..e3538c1e 100644
--- a/plugins/available/textmate.plugin.bash
+++ b/plugins/available/textmate.plugin.bash
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 cite about-plugin
 about-plugin 'set textmate as a default editor'
 
-export EDITOR="$(which mate) -w"
-export GIT_EDITOR=$EDITOR
+if $(command -v mate &> /dev/null) ; then
+  export EDITOR="$(which mate) -w"
+  export GIT_EDITOR=$EDITOR
+fi