diff --git a/mcom b/mcom
index 171fb1b..45be6fb 100755
--- a/mcom
+++ b/mcom
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ while :; do
 	e|edit)
 		c=
 		if ! ${EDITOR:-vi} $draft; then
-			c=c
+			c=d
 		fi
 		stripempty $draft
 		if mmime -c <$draft && ! needs_multipart $draft; then