diff --git a/editors/xpub/src/Xpub.js b/editors/xpub/src/Xpub.js
index d244b0f3c31e80afd5299de4448a71b62cf768ac..a97d1276b6f50473d47287abe398689eb1257be0 100644
--- a/editors/xpub/src/Xpub.js
+++ b/editors/xpub/src/Xpub.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class Xpub extends Component {
     return (
       <Wax
         options={options}
+        readonly
         theme="default"
         value="<p>this is a par</p> <h1>this is a heading</h1><ul><li> one list</li></ul>"
       />