diff --git a/modules/scripts/todo.nix b/modules/scripts/todo.nix
index 767a4bbb..22c4c0c4 100644
--- a/modules/scripts/todo.nix
+++ b/modules/scripts/todo.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ in
 
         runtimeInputs = with pkgs; [ coreutils ];
 
-        text = ''"$EDITOR" "$TODO_FILE"'';
+        text = ''"$EDITOR" +3 "$TODO_FILE"'';
       };
     };