diff --git a/libs/remixd/src/bin/remixd.ts b/libs/remixd/src/bin/remixd.ts
index e0ba1b5301..671c9de8c0 100644
--- a/libs/remixd/src/bin/remixd.ts
+++ b/libs/remixd/src/bin/remixd.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ import * as path from 'path'
 import * as program from 'commander'
 
 const services = {
-  git: () => new servicesList.GitClient(),
-  folder: () => new servicesList.Sharedfolder()
+  git: (readOnly: boolean) => new servicesList.GitClient(readOnly),
+  folder: (readOnly: boolean) => new servicesList.Sharedfolder(readOnly)
 }
 
 const ports = {
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ const ports = {
 
 const killCallBack: Array<Function> = []
 function startService<S extends 'git' | 'folder'> (service: S, callback: (ws: WS, sharedFolderClient: servicesList.Sharedfolder) => void) {
-  const socket = new WebSocket(ports[service], { remixIdeUrl: program.remixIde }, () => services[service]())
+  const socket = new WebSocket(ports[service], { remixIdeUrl: program.remixIde }, () => services[service](program.readOnly || false))
   socket.start(callback)
   killCallBack.push(socket.close.bind(socket))
 }
@@ -57,12 +57,12 @@ function startService<S extends 'git' | 'folder'> (service: S, callback: (ws: WS
       startService('folder', (ws: WS, sharedFolderClient: servicesList.Sharedfolder) => {
         sharedFolderClient.setWebSocket(ws)
         sharedFolderClient.setupNotifications(program.sharedFolder)
-        sharedFolderClient.sharedFolder(program.sharedFolder, program.readOnly || false)
+        sharedFolderClient.sharedFolder(program.sharedFolder)
       })
 
       startService('git', (ws: WS, sharedFolderClient: servicesList.Sharedfolder) => {
         sharedFolderClient.setWebSocket(ws)
-        sharedFolderClient.sharedFolder(program.sharedFolder, program.readOnly || false)
+        sharedFolderClient.sharedFolder(program.sharedFolder)
       })
     } catch (error) {
       throw new Error(error)
diff --git a/libs/remixd/src/services/gitClient.ts b/libs/remixd/src/services/gitClient.ts
index f4ba43bd1e..d4658df554 100644
--- a/libs/remixd/src/services/gitClient.ts
+++ b/libs/remixd/src/services/gitClient.ts
@@ -6,9 +6,8 @@ export class GitClient extends PluginClient {
   methods: Array<string>
   websocket: WS
   currentSharedFolder: string
-  readOnly: boolean
 
-  constructor () {
+  constructor (private readOnly = false) {
     super()
     this.methods = ['execute']
   }
@@ -17,9 +16,8 @@ export class GitClient extends PluginClient {
     this.websocket = websocket
   }
 
-  sharedFolder (currentSharedFolder: string, readOnly: boolean): void {
+  sharedFolder (currentSharedFolder: string): void {
     this.currentSharedFolder = currentSharedFolder
-    this.readOnly = readOnly
   }
 
   execute (cmd: string) {
diff --git a/libs/remixd/src/services/remixdClient.ts b/libs/remixd/src/services/remixdClient.ts
index 23bfd3ff96..121b7e677e 100644
--- a/libs/remixd/src/services/remixdClient.ts
+++ b/libs/remixd/src/services/remixdClient.ts
@@ -11,9 +11,8 @@ export class RemixdClient extends PluginClient {
   trackDownStreamUpdate: TrackDownStreamUpdate = {}
   websocket: WS
   currentSharedFolder: string
-  readOnly: boolean
 
-  constructor () {
+  constructor (private readOnly = false) {
     super()
     this.methods = ['folderIsReadOnly', 'resolveDirectory', 'get', 'exists', 'isFile', 'set', 'rename', 'remove', 'isDirectory', 'list', 'createDir']
   }
@@ -22,9 +21,8 @@ export class RemixdClient extends PluginClient {
     this.websocket = websocket
   }
 
-  sharedFolder (currentSharedFolder: string, readOnly: boolean): void {
+  sharedFolder (currentSharedFolder: string): void {
     this.currentSharedFolder = currentSharedFolder
-    this.readOnly = readOnly
     if (this.isLoaded) this.emit('rootFolderChanged')
   }