diff --git a/src/backend/configParser.go b/src/backend/configParser.go
index 9492ccd..a4ae6a0 100644
--- a/src/backend/configParser.go
+++ b/src/backend/configParser.go
@@ -66,11 +66,6 @@ func WriteConfig(configFileMap map[string]string, append bool) {
 
 		// create LIBMUTTON section
 		libmuttonSection, _ = cfg.NewSection("LIBMUTTON")
-
-		// set default textEditor value
-		if configFileMap["textEditor"] == "" {
-			configFileMap["textEditor"] = textEditorFallback()
-		}
 	}
 
 	// write provided configFileMap key-value pairs to the LIBMUTTON section
diff --git a/src/cli/init.go b/src/cli/init.go
index 96680c9..88e4ef2 100644
--- a/src/cli/init.go
+++ b/src/cli/init.go
@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@ func TempInitCli() {
 	}
 
 	// textEditor
-	textEditor := input("Text editor (leave blank for $EDITOR, falls back to \"" + backend.FallbackEditor + "\"):")
+	textEditor := input("Text editor (leave blank for $EDITOR, falls back to \"" + fallbackEditor + "\"):")
+	if textEditor == "" {
+		textEditor = textEditorFallback()
+	}
 
 	// SSH info
 	configSSH := inputBinary("Configure SSH settings (for synchronization)?")
diff --git a/src/backend/initUNIX.go b/src/cli/initUNIX.go
similarity index 73%
rename from src/backend/initUNIX.go
rename to src/cli/initUNIX.go
index 7540b0c..1c63fb5 100644
--- a/src/backend/initUNIX.go
+++ b/src/cli/initUNIX.go
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 //go:build !windows
 
-package backend
+package cli
 
 import (
 	"os"
 )
 
-const FallbackEditor = "vi" // vi is pre-installed on most UNIX systems
+const fallbackEditor = "vi" // vi is pre-installed on most UNIX systems
 
 // textEditorFallback returns the value of the $EDITOR environment variable, or FallbackEditor if it is not set
 func textEditorFallback() string {
 	// ensure textEditor is set
 	textEditor := os.Getenv("EDITOR")
 	if textEditor == "" {
-		textEditor = FallbackEditor
+		textEditor = fallbackEditor
 	}
 	return textEditor
 }
diff --git a/src/backend/initWIN.go b/src/cli/initWIN.go
similarity index 60%
rename from src/backend/initWIN.go
rename to src/cli/initWIN.go
index 070f6a1..746789c 100644
--- a/src/backend/initWIN.go
+++ b/src/cli/initWIN.go
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 //go:build windows
 
-package backend
+package cli
 
-const FallbackEditor = "nvim" // since there is no pre-installed CLI editor on Windows, default to the most popular one
+const fallbackEditor = "nvim" // since there is no pre-installed CLI editor on Windows, default to the most popular one
 
 // textEditorFallback returns FallbackEditor
 func textEditorFallback() string {
-	return FallbackEditor
+	return fallbackEditor
 }