diff --git a/src/app/files/shared-folder.js b/src/app/files/shared-folder.js
index 2001c54c7d..98d2ba95d0 100644
--- a/src/app/files/shared-folder.js
+++ b/src/app/files/shared-folder.js
@@ -145,8 +145,7 @@ module.exports = class SharedFolder {
   }
 
   isReadOnly (path) {
-    if (this.files) return this.files[path]
-    return true
+    return false // TODO: add a callback here to allow calling remixd
   }
 
   remove (path) {