diff --git a/share/functions/edit_command_buffer.fish b/share/functions/edit_command_buffer.fish
index b91f2e143..ed36fcf32 100644
--- a/share/functions/edit_command_buffer.fish
+++ b/share/functions/edit_command_buffer.fish
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ function edit_command_buffer --description 'Edit the command buffer in an extern
         echo (_ "or the file was empty")
     end
     if set -q cursor_from_editor[1]
-        eval set -l pos "$(cat $cursor_from_editor)"
+        eval set -l pos "$(command cat $cursor_from_editor)"
         if set -q pos[1] && test $pos[1] = $f
             set -l line $pos[2]
             set -l indent (math (string length -- "$raw_lines[$line]") - (string length -- "$unindented_lines[$line]"))