diff --git a/packages/xpub-faraday/config/authsome-mode.js b/packages/xpub-faraday/config/authsome-mode.js
index fd332e96828296c39d3bc5bd1e79ffed1dc0c9fb..58c1ef553ab97f4248e70708147b5b2a79a36701 100644
--- a/packages/xpub-faraday/config/authsome-mode.js
+++ b/packages/xpub-faraday/config/authsome-mode.js
@@ -368,6 +368,11 @@ async function applyEditorInChiefPolicy(user, operation, object, context) {
       )
     }
   }
+  if (operation === 'PATCH') {
+    if (get(object, 'type') === 'collection') {
+      return false
+    }
+  }
   return true
 }