diff --git a/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs b/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs
index c5c53acd5..00e89d6eb 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs
@@ -978,7 +978,10 @@ fn yank_joined(
     let doc = doc!(cx.editor);
     let default_sep = Cow::Borrowed(doc.line_ending.as_str());
     let separator = args.first().unwrap_or(&default_sep);
-    let register = cx.editor.selected_register.unwrap_or('"');
+    let register = cx
+        .editor
+        .selected_register
+        .unwrap_or(cx.editor.config().default_yank_register);
     yank_joined_impl(cx.editor, separator, register);
     Ok(())
 }