diff --git a/app/kubernetes/views/deploy/deployController.js b/app/kubernetes/views/deploy/deployController.js
index 28414cd24..4f783cbfc 100644
--- a/app/kubernetes/views/deploy/deployController.js
+++ b/app/kubernetes/views/deploy/deployController.js
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ class KubernetesDeployController {
           this.state.templateContent = await this.CustomTemplateService.customTemplateFile(templateId, template.GitConfig !== null);
           this.onChangeFileContent(this.state.templateContent);
 
-          this.state.isEditorReadOnly = true;
+          this.state.isEditorReadOnly = false;
         } catch (err) {
           this.state.templateLoadFailed = true;
           throw err;
diff --git a/app/portainer/views/stacks/create/createStackController.js b/app/portainer/views/stacks/create/createStackController.js
index 23491d1fe..1cdf2f75f 100644
--- a/app/portainer/views/stacks/create/createStackController.js
+++ b/app/portainer/views/stacks/create/createStackController.js
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ angular
               $scope.state.templateContent = await this.CustomTemplateService.customTemplateFile(templateId, template.GitConfig !== null);
               onChangeFileContent($scope.state.templateContent);
 
-              $scope.state.isEditorReadOnly = true;
+              $scope.state.isEditorReadOnly = false;
             } catch (err) {
               $scope.state.templateLoadFailed = true;
               throw err;