diff --git a/planetstack/core/admin.py b/planetstack/core/admin.py
index 932d2ab..ed34fff 100644
--- a/planetstack/core/admin.py
+++ b/planetstack/core/admin.py
@@ -43,10 +43,18 @@
         return actions
 
     def change_view(self,request,object_id, extra_context=None):
-
         if self.__user_is_readonly(request):
-            self.readonly_fields=self.user_readonly_fields
-            self.inlines = self.user_readonly_inlines
+            if not hasattr(self, "readonly_save"):
+                # save the original readonly fields
+                self.readonly_save = self.readonly_fields
+                self.inlines_save = self.inlines
+            self.readonly_fields=self.user_readonly_fields
+            self.inlines = self.user_readonly_inlines
+        else:
+            if hasattr(self, "readonly_save"):
+                # restore the original readonly fields
+                self.readonly_fields = self.readonly_save
+                self.inlines = self.inlines_save
 
         try:
             return super(ReadOnlyAwareAdmin, self).change_view(request, object_id, extra_context=extra_context)