1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/.bashrc b/.bashrc
index 82013853..0e1eea79 100644
--- a/.bashrc
+++ b/.bashrc
@@ -288,10 +288,13 @@ if [ -d "/srv/ftp-master.debian.org" ]; then
 
     pn () {
         cd /srv/ftp-master.debian.org/queue/new
+        # we need VISUAL=emacsclient because dak's utils.call_editor
+        # fails when VISUAL contains both the editor's name and some
+        # arguments to it, as mine does
         if [[ $1 ]]; then
-            dak process-new "$1"*changes
+            VISUAL=emacsclient dak process-new "$1"*changes
         else
-            dak process-new
+            VISUAL=emacsclient dak process-new
         fi
     }
 fi