--- a/hgext/histedit.py	Wed Aug 30 09:21:31 2017 -0700
+++ b/hgext/histedit.py	Wed Aug 30 20:25:56 2017 +0000
@@ -1370,7 +1370,7 @@
     rules += '\n\n'
     rules += editcomment
     rules = ui.edit(rules, ui.username(), {'prefix': 'histedit'},
-                    repopath=repo.path)
+                    repopath=repo.path, action='histedit')
 
     # Save edit rules in .hg/histedit-last-edit.txt in case
     # the user needs to ask for help after something