diff --git a/edit-options.sh b/edit-options.sh
index 5ad79da..02a0b2d 100755
--- a/edit-options.sh
+++ b/edit-options.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #
 OPTIONS_FILE="8821cu.conf"
 SCRIPT_NAME="edit-options.sh"
+DEFAULT_EDITOR="nano"
 #
 # Purpose: Make it easier to edit the driver options file.
 #
@@ -20,20 +21,24 @@ then
 	exit 1
 fi
 
-# Check if ${EDITOR} is an executable or try to default to nano or finally complain if it's not installed.
-if ! [ -x "${EDITOR}" ]
+# Try to find the user's default text editor through ${VISUAL}, ${EDITOR} or nano
+if command -v "${VISUAL}" >/dev/null 2>&1
 then
-        EDITOR="$(which nano 2>/dev/null)"
-        if ! [ -x "${EDITOR}" ]
-        then
-                echo "No text editor found (default: nano)."
-                echo "Please install one and set the EDITOR variable to point to it."
-                echo "When you have an editor, please run \"sudo ./${SCRIPT_NAME}\""
-                exit 1
-        fi
+        TEXT_EDITOR="${VISUAL}"
+elif command -v "${EDITOR}" >/dev/null 2>&1
+then
+        TEXT_EDITOR="${EDITOR}"
+elif command -v "${DEFAULT_EDITOR}" >/dev/null 2>&1
+then
+        TEXT_EDITOR="${DEFAULT_EDITOR}"
+else
+        echo "No text editor found (default: ${DEFAULT_EDITOR})."
+        echo "Please install one and set the VISUAL or EDITOR variables to point to it."
+        echo "When you have an editor, please run \"sudo ./${SCRIPT_NAME}\""
+        exit 1
 fi
 
-${EDITOR} /etc/modprobe.d/${OPTIONS_FILE}
+${TEXT_EDITOR} /etc/modprobe.d/${OPTIONS_FILE}
 
 read -p "Do you want to apply the new options by rebooting now? [y/N] " -n 1 -r
 echo    # move to a new line
diff --git a/install-driver.sh b/install-driver.sh
index 425e653..c3a6c37 100755
--- a/install-driver.sh
+++ b/install-driver.sh
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ SCRIPT_NAME="install-driver.sh"
 SCRIPT_VERSION="20230111"
 MODULE_NAME="8821cu"
 DRV_VERSION="5.12.0.4"
+DEFAULT_EDITOR="nano"
 
 KVER="$(uname -r)"
 KARCH="$(uname -m)"
@@ -87,17 +88,21 @@ then
 	exit 1
 fi
 
-# Check if ${EDITOR} is an executable or try to default to nano or finally complain if it's not installed.
-if ! [ -x "${EDITOR}" ]
+# Try to find the user's default text editor through ${VISUAL}, ${EDITOR} or nano
+if command -v "${VISUAL}" >/dev/null 2>&1
 then
-	EDITOR="$(which nano 2>/dev/null)"
-	if ! [ -x "${EDITOR}" ]
-	then
-		echo "No text editor found (default: nano)."
-		echo "Please install one and set the EDITOR variable to point to it."
-		echo "When you have an editor, please run \"sudo ./${SCRIPT_NAME}\""
-		exit 1
-	fi
+        TEXT_EDITOR="${VISUAL}"
+elif command -v "${EDITOR}" >/dev/null 2>&1
+then
+        TEXT_EDITOR="${EDITOR}"
+elif command -v "${DEFAULT_EDITOR}" >/dev/null 2>&1
+then
+        TEXT_EDITOR="${DEFAULT_EDITOR}"
+else
+        echo "No text editor found (default: ${DEFAULT_EDITOR})."
+        echo "Please install one and set the VISUAL or EDITOR variables to point to it."
+        echo "When you have an editor, please run \"sudo ./${SCRIPT_NAME}\""
+        exit 1
 fi
 
 # support for the NoPrompt option allows non-interactive use of this script
@@ -357,7 +362,7 @@ then
 	echo
 	if [[ $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]
 	then
-		${EDITOR} /etc/modprobe.d/${OPTIONS_FILE}
+		${TEXT_EDITOR} /etc/modprobe.d/${OPTIONS_FILE}
 	fi
 
 	read -p "Do you want to reboot now? (recommended) [y/N] " -n 1 -r