diff --git a/.bashrc b/.bashrc
index 7b51e78..9f129c3 100755
--- a/.bashrc
+++ b/.bashrc
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ case `uname` in
     #   export SVN_EDITOR="subl -nw"
     # elif [[ $(which mate) ]]; then
     if [[ $(which mate) ]]; then
-      export EDITOR="mate"
+      export EDITOR="mate -wl1"
       export SVN_EDITOR="mate -wl1"
     fi