--- a/hgext/rebase.py	Sat Mar 15 15:44:51 2014 +0100
+++ b/hgext/rebase.py	Tue Mar 18 14:25:28 2014 -0500
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@
                 for rebased in state:
                     if rebased not in skipped and state[rebased] > nullmerge:
                         commitmsg += '\n* %s' % repo[rebased].description()
-                commitmsg = ui.edit(commitmsg, repo.ui.username())
+                editor = cmdutil.commitforceeditor
             newrev = concludenode(repo, rev, p1, external, commitmsg=commitmsg,
                                   extrafn=extrafn, editor=editor)
             for oldrev in state.iterkeys():