diff --git a/pkg/commands/git_commands/file.go b/pkg/commands/git_commands/file.go
index 353a8dcdc..8744197f0 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/git_commands/file.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/git_commands/file.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/go-errors/errors"
+	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/utils"
 )
 
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ func (self *FileCommands) GetEditCmdStr(filename string, lineNumber int) (string
 	}
 
 	editCmdTemplate := self.UserConfig.OS.EditCommandTemplate
-	if editCmdTemplate == "{{editor}} {{filename}}" {
+	if editCmdTemplate == config.DefaultEditCommandTemplate {
 		switch editor {
 		case "emacs", "nano", "vi", "vim":
 			editCmdTemplate = "{{editor}} +{{line}} {{filename}}"
diff --git a/pkg/config/config_default_platform.go b/pkg/config/config_default_platform.go
index 32b1df473..32b76cbf0 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config_default_platform.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config_default_platform.go
@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@
 
 package config
 
+const DefaultEditCommandTemplate = `{{editor}} {{filename}}`
+
 // GetPlatformDefaultConfig gets the defaults for the platform
 func GetPlatformDefaultConfig() OSConfig {
 	return OSConfig{
 		EditCommand:         ``,
-		EditCommandTemplate: `{{editor}} {{filename}}`,
+		EditCommandTemplate: DefaultEditCommandTemplate,
 		OpenCommand:         "open {{filename}}",
 		OpenLinkCommand:     "open {{link}}",
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/config/config_linux.go b/pkg/config/config_linux.go
index dd5708a53..93baa1335 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config_linux.go
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 package config
 
+const DefaultEditCommandTemplate = `{{editor}} {{filename}}`
+
 // GetPlatformDefaultConfig gets the defaults for the platform
 func GetPlatformDefaultConfig() OSConfig {
 	return OSConfig{
 		EditCommand:         ``,
-		EditCommandTemplate: `{{editor}} {{filename}}`,
+		EditCommandTemplate: DefaultEditCommandTemplate,
 		OpenCommand:         `xdg-open {{filename}} >/dev/null`,
 		OpenLinkCommand:     `xdg-open {{link}} >/dev/null`,
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/config/config_windows.go b/pkg/config/config_windows.go
index 301eecec1..eb0b00728 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config_windows.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config_windows.go
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 package config
 
+const DefaultEditCommandTemplate = `{{editor}} {{filename}}`
+
 // GetPlatformDefaultConfig gets the defaults for the platform
 func GetPlatformDefaultConfig() OSConfig {
 	return OSConfig{
 		EditCommand:         ``,
-		EditCommandTemplate: `{{editor}} {{filename}}`,
+		EditCommandTemplate: DefaultEditCommandTemplate,
 		OpenCommand:         `start "" {{filename}}`,
 		OpenLinkCommand:     `start "" {{link}}`,
 	}