diff --git a/docs/cli-reference.rst b/docs/cli-reference.rst
index 68dc1d2..ece7193 100644
--- a/docs/cli-reference.rst
+++ b/docs/cli-reference.rst
@@ -1448,9 +1448,9 @@ See :ref:`cli_install`.
       Install packages from PyPI into the same environment as sqlite-utils
 
     Options:
-      -U, --upgrade             Upgrade packages to latest version
-      -e, --editable DIRECTORY  Install a project in editable mode from this path
-      -h, --help                Show this message and exit.
+      -U, --upgrade        Upgrade packages to latest version
+      -e, --editable TEXT  Install a project in editable mode from this path
+      -h, --help           Show this message and exit.
 
 
 .. _cli_ref_uninstall:
diff --git a/sqlite_utils/cli.py b/sqlite_utils/cli.py
index 00b3d6a..d5cdb7c 100644
--- a/sqlite_utils/cli.py
+++ b/sqlite_utils/cli.py
@@ -2800,7 +2800,6 @@ def _analyze(db, tables, columns, save, common_limit=10, no_most=False, no_least
 @click.option(
     "-e",
     "--editable",
-    type=click.Path(readable=True, exists=True, dir_okay=True, file_okay=False),
     help="Install a project in editable mode from this path",
 )
 def install(packages, upgrade, editable):
@@ -2809,7 +2808,7 @@ def install(packages, upgrade, editable):
     if upgrade:
         args += ["--upgrade"]
     if editable:
-        args += ["--editable", str(editable)]
+        args += ["--editable", editable]
     args += list(packages)
     sys.argv = args
     run_module("pip", run_name="__main__")