diff --git a/pica-etherpad/settings.json b/pica-etherpad/settings.json
index de0924ed6a95412f112792d5e35c1f5d471e1405..2096aa5d7627b5a1d2cc1b1e66e8bc99f16d5b35 100644
--- a/pica-etherpad/settings.json
+++ b/pica-etherpad/settings.json
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 
   "suppressErrorsInPadText": false,
   "requireSession": false,
-  "editOnly": false,
+  "editOnly": true,
   "sessionNoPassword": false,
   "minify": "${ETHERPAD_MINIFY:true}",
   "maxAge": 21600,