diff --git a/contrib/ext_editor.lua b/contrib/ext_editor.lua
index b546184..b5a1684 100644
--- a/contrib/ext_editor.lua
+++ b/contrib/ext_editor.lua
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ local function _(msgid)
   end
 
 -- maximum number of external programs, can be increased to necessity
-local MAX_EDITORS = 12
+local MAX_EDITORS = 9
 
 -- number of valid entries in the list of external programs
 local n_entries