diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/virtual-cell/components/ItemChip.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/virtual-cell/components/ItemChip.vue
index 13ada13c8c..aa0c6be6be 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/virtual-cell/components/ItemChip.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/virtual-cell/components/ItemChip.vue
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ const isLocked = inject(IsLockedInj, ref(false))
 const { open } = useExpandedFormDetached()
 
 function openExpandedForm() {
-  if (!readOnly && !isLocked.value) {
+  if (!readOnly.value && !isLocked.value) {
     open({
       isOpen: true,
       row: { row: item, rowMeta: {}, oldRow: { ...item } },