diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8233c4d398..fbc7e56f46 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -17,4 +17,6 @@ docs/docs.md
 pipx.1
 .pipx_tests
 /.coverage*
-testdata
+/testdata
+!/testdata/empty_project
+/.idea
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7c43662f80..5ee639dae3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 ## dev
 
+- Fix combining of --editable and --force flag
+
 ## 1.3.0
 
 - Check whether pip module exists in shared lib before performing any actions, such as `reinstall-all`.
diff --git a/src/pipx/commands/install.py b/src/pipx/commands/install.py
index 2f51b9d663..66cfac1f14 100644
--- a/src/pipx/commands/install.py
+++ b/src/pipx/commands/install.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def install(
             )
         if force:
             print(f"Installing to existing venv {venv.name!r}")
-            pip_args += ["--force-reinstall"]
+            pip_args = ["--force-reinstall"] + pip_args
         else:
             print(
                 pipx_wrap(
diff --git a/testdata/empty_project/README.md b/testdata/empty_project/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..90b452a4d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/empty_project/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Empty project used for testing only
diff --git a/testdata/empty_project/empty_project.egg-info/PKG-INFO b/testdata/empty_project/empty_project.egg-info/PKG-INFO
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e280426a26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/empty_project/empty_project.egg-info/PKG-INFO
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Metadata-Version: 2.1
+Name: empty-project
+Version: 0.1.0
+Summary: Empty Python Project
+Author-email: My Name <me@example.com>
+Requires-Python: >=3.11
diff --git a/testdata/empty_project/empty_project.egg-info/SOURCES.txt b/testdata/empty_project/empty_project.egg-info/SOURCES.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5b69222f8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/empty_project/empty_project.egg-info/SOURCES.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+README.md
+pyproject.toml
+empty_project/__init__.py
+empty_project/main.py
+empty_project.egg-info/PKG-INFO
+empty_project.egg-info/SOURCES.txt
+empty_project.egg-info/dependency_links.txt
+empty_project.egg-info/entry_points.txt
+empty_project.egg-info/top_level.txt
diff --git a/testdata/empty_project/empty_project.egg-info/dependency_links.txt b/testdata/empty_project/empty_project.egg-info/dependency_links.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/testdata/empty_project/empty_project.egg-info/entry_points.txt b/testdata/empty_project/empty_project.egg-info/entry_points.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..241d78952e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/empty_project/empty_project.egg-info/entry_points.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[console_scripts]
+empty-project = empty_project.main:cli
diff --git a/testdata/empty_project/empty_project.egg-info/top_level.txt b/testdata/empty_project/empty_project.egg-info/top_level.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d0f95c92ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/empty_project/empty_project.egg-info/top_level.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+empty_project
diff --git a/testdata/empty_project/empty_project/__init__.py b/testdata/empty_project/empty_project/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/testdata/empty_project/empty_project/main.py b/testdata/empty_project/empty_project/main.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cd9ac48059
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/empty_project/empty_project/main.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+def main():
+    pass
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/testdata/empty_project/pyproject.toml b/testdata/empty_project/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..40a135f216
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/empty_project/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = [
+  "setuptools",
+  "wheel",
+]
+
+[project]
+name = "empty-project"
+version = "0.1.0"
+description = "Empty Python Project"
+authors = [{ name = "My Name", email = "me@example.com" }]
+requires-python = ">=3.11"
+classifiers = [
+  "Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only",
+  "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
+  "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
+]
+scripts.empty-project = "empty_project.main:cli"
diff --git a/tests/test_install.py b/tests/test_install.py
index 1ece9bdc4f..939e00a382 100644
--- a/tests/test_install.py
+++ b/tests/test_install.py
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 
 TEST_DATA_PATH = "./testdata/test_package_specifier"
 
+SOURCE_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent.resolve()
+
 
 def test_help_text(monkeypatch, capsys):
     mock_exit = mock.Mock(side_effect=ValueError("raised in test to exit early"))
@@ -285,6 +287,17 @@ def test_force_install_changes(pipx_temp_env, capsys):
     assert "2022.1.7" not in captured.out
 
 
+def test_force_install_changes_editable(pipx_temp_env, capsys):
+    empty_project_path_as_string = (SOURCE_DIR / "testdata" / "empty_project").as_posix()
+    assert not run_pipx_cli(["install", "--editable", empty_project_path_as_string])
+    captured = capsys.readouterr()
+    assert "empty-project" in captured.out
+
+    assert not run_pipx_cli(["install", "--editable", empty_project_path_as_string, "--force"])
+    captured = capsys.readouterr()
+    assert "Installing to existing venv 'empty-project'" in captured.out
+
+
 def test_preinstall(pipx_temp_env, caplog):
     assert not run_pipx_cli(["install", "--preinstall", "black", "nox"])
     assert "black" in caplog.text