diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index a1de87e2879d514e4ffd38f60aed87e80c13d807..edab66b81581fc4fa9a053d0740c5080dd4c2e24 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -26,3 +26,8 @@
     src: smartmontools
     dest: /etc/default/smartmontools
     mode: 0644
+
+- name: enforce vim as editor
+  community.general.alternatives:
+    name: editor
+    path: /usr/bin/vim.basic