diff --git a/scripts/ci/create_docker_image.minimal.sh b/scripts/ci/create_docker_image.minimal.sh
index a19e75e97..575ef3663 100755
--- a/scripts/ci/create_docker_image.minimal.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci/create_docker_image.minimal.sh
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ COPY keys /etc/apk/keys/
 COPY leveldb-$leveldb_version-r0.apk .
 
 RUN apk --no-cache add \
-      libssl1.0 libsodium libev gmp \
+      libssl1.0 libsodium libev gmp vim \
       leveldb-1.18-r0.apk && \
     rm leveldb-$leveldb_version-r0.apk
 
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ RUN adduser -S tezos && \
 
 USER tezos
 
+ENV EDITOR=/usr/bin/vi
+
 VOLUME /var/run/tezos/node
 VOLUME /var/run/tezos/client