diff --git a/src/backend/src/om/entitystorage/ValidationES.js b/src/backend/src/om/entitystorage/ValidationES.js
index affe7e446..52cd2f9a9 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/om/entitystorage/ValidationES.js
+++ b/src/backend/src/om/entitystorage/ValidationES.js
@@ -41,7 +41,10 @@ class ValidationES extends BaseES {
             console.log('OLD ENT', extra.old_entity);
 
             for ( const prop of Object.values(this.om.properties) ) {
-                if ( prop.descriptor.protected ) {
+                if (
+                    prop.descriptor.protected ||
+                    prop.descriptor.read_only
+                ) {
                     await entity.del(prop.name);
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/backend/src/om/mappings/app.js b/src/backend/src/om/mappings/app.js
index ed9a0ab41..c9f9dc2c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/om/mappings/app.js
+++ b/src/backend/src/om/mappings/app.js
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ module.exports = {
         // SYSTEM
         godmode: {
             type: 'flag',
-            protected: true,
+            read_only: true,
         },
     }
 }