diff --git a/ckan/ckan/tasks/ckan-plugins.yml b/ckan/ckan/tasks/ckan-plugins.yml
index 9ac77eb..2fe8605 100644
--- a/ckan/ckan/tasks/ckan-plugins.yml
+++ b/ckan/ckan/tasks/ckan-plugins.yml
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
       tags: [ 'ckan', 'ckan_google_analytics', 'ckan_plugins' ]
 
     - name: Download the CKAN google analytics plugin
-      pip: name='{{ ckan_google_analytics_url }}' virtualenv={{ ckan_virtenv }} state={{ ckan_ga_plugin_state }}
+      pip: name='{{ ckan_google_analytics_url }}' virtualenv={{ ckan_virtenv }} editable=true state={{ ckan_ga_plugin_state }}
       when: ckan_google_analytics
       register: install_ckan_google_analytics
       tags: [ 'ckan', 'ckan_google_analytics', 'ckan_plugins' ]