diff --git a/src/rougail/cli/__main__.py b/src/rougail/cli/__main__.py
index 6ddf4c5..23467fd 100644
--- a/src/rougail/cli/__main__.py
+++ b/src/rougail/cli/__main__.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ from .i18n import _
 ENV_PREFIX = "ROUGAILCLI"
 
 
+
 def _main(arguments, do_not_print):
     rougailconfig = get_rougail_config(
         backward_compatibility=False, add_extra_options=False
@@ -212,7 +213,7 @@ def _main(arguments, do_not_print):
                 err_warn["errors"].extend(ret["errors"])
                 err_warn["warnings"].extend(ret["warnings"])
     # output
-    if config and not rougailconfig["cli.load_config"]:
+    if config and (not rougailconfig["cli.load_config"] or not rougailconfig["cli.read_write"]):
         config.property.read_only()
     output_name = rougailconfig["step.output"]
     path = Path(__file__).parent.parent / ("output_" + output_name) / "__init__.py"