diff --git a/tools/homarr-dev/internal/run/run.go b/tools/homarr-dev/internal/run/run.go
index a144ee3df..7afde7cd8 100644
--- a/tools/homarr-dev/internal/run/run.go
+++ b/tools/homarr-dev/internal/run/run.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func BuildPlan(opts Options) (*Plan, error) {
 	}
 	p.Env = append(p.Env, opts.Env...)
 	if opts.Demo {
-		p.Env = append(p.Env, "DEMO_MODE=true", "UNSAFE_ENABLE_MOCK_INTEGRATION=true")
+		p.Env = append(p.Env, "DEMO_MODE=true", "DEMO_READ_ONLY=false", "UNSAFE_ENABLE_MOCK_INTEGRATION=true")
 		p.Label += " (demo)"
 	}
 	return p, nil