diff --git a/charts/stable/calibre/SCALE/questions.yaml b/charts/stable/calibre/SCALE/questions.yaml
index def42864987..69a770e87c2 100644
--- a/charts/stable/calibre/SCALE/questions.yaml
+++ b/charts/stable/calibre/SCALE/questions.yaml
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ questions:
           label: "ReadOnly Root Filesystem"
           schema:
             type: boolean
-            default: true
+            default: false
         - variable: allowPrivilegeEscalation
           label: "Allow Privilege Escalation"
           schema:
diff --git a/charts/stable/calibre/values.yaml b/charts/stable/calibre/values.yaml
index 77a6f4647e2..8a0fbb670f7 100644
--- a/charts/stable/calibre/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/stable/calibre/values.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ image:
   pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
 
 securityContext:
+  readOnlyRootFilesystem: false
   runAsNonRoot: false
 
 podSecurityContext: