diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/job-results/host-event/host-event.controller.js b/awx/ui/client/src/job-results/host-event/host-event.controller.js
index 398ae70ab4..5059140f00 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/job-results/host-event/host-event.controller.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/job-results/host-event/host-event.controller.js
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
             var container = document.getElementById(el);
             var editor = CodeMirror.fromTextArea(container, {  // jshint ignore:line
                 lineNumbers: true,
-                mode: mode
+                mode: mode,
+                readOnly: true
             });
             editor.setSize("100%", 200);
             editor.getDoc().setValue(data);