diff --git a/src/frontend/src/modals/codeAreaModal/index.tsx b/src/frontend/src/modals/codeAreaModal/index.tsx
index ff2f6a0be..a5ec3223b 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/modals/codeAreaModal/index.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/modals/codeAreaModal/index.tsx
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ export default function CodeAreaModal({
       <BaseModal.Content>
         <Input
           value={code}
+          readOnly
           className="absolute left-[500%] top-[500%]"
           id="codeValue"
         />