diff --git a/assets/js/src/newsletters/templates.jsx b/assets/js/src/newsletters/templates.jsx
index 162f04677d..8d70d1fc6d 100644
--- a/assets/js/src/newsletters/templates.jsx
+++ b/assets/js/src/newsletters/templates.jsx
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ define(
                     "MailPoet's Guide",
                   description:
                     "This is the standard template that comes with MailPoet.",
-                  readonly: true
+                  readonly: "1"
                 }
               ]
             }
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ define(
                     Preview
                   </a>
               </div>
-              { (template.readonly) ? false : deleteLink }
+              { (template.readonly === "1") ? false : deleteLink }
             </li>
           );
         }.bind(this));
diff --git a/lib/Config/Migrator.php b/lib/Config/Migrator.php
index 9998a267ab..9328f93dc0 100644
--- a/lib/Config/Migrator.php
+++ b/lib/Config/Migrator.php
@@ -99,8 +99,9 @@ class Migrator {
       'id mediumint(9) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,',
       'name varchar(250) NOT NULL,',
       'description varchar(250) NOT NULL,',
-      'body longtext,',
-      'thumbnail longtext,',
+      'body LONGTEXT,',
+      'thumbnail LONGTEXT,',
+      'readonly TINYINT(1) DEFAULT 0',
       'created_at TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,',
       'updated_at TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP ON UPDATE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,',
       'PRIMARY KEY  (id)'
@@ -265,4 +266,4 @@ class Migrator {
 
     return implode("\n", $sql);
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/lib/Config/PopulatorData/Templates/BlankTemplate.php b/lib/Config/PopulatorData/Templates/BlankTemplate.php
index 1809a03097..09f4a10f5a 100644
--- a/lib/Config/PopulatorData/Templates/BlankTemplate.php
+++ b/lib/Config/PopulatorData/Templates/BlankTemplate.php
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ class BlankTemplate {
     return array(
       'name' => __("A Blank Template"),
       'description' => __("A blank canvas ready for you to create something wonderful."),
+      'readonly' => 1,
       'thumbnail' => $this->getThumbnail(),
       'body' => json_encode($this->getBody()),
     );
diff --git a/lib/Config/PopulatorData/Templates/FranksRoastHouseTemplate.php b/lib/Config/PopulatorData/Templates/FranksRoastHouseTemplate.php
index 3e28264fdd..6bb78dc5d2 100644
--- a/lib/Config/PopulatorData/Templates/FranksRoastHouseTemplate.php
+++ b/lib/Config/PopulatorData/Templates/FranksRoastHouseTemplate.php
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ class FranksRoastHouseTemplate {
     return array(
       'name' => __("Frank's Roast House"),
       'description' => __("Think of this as your playground, ready for you to explore. Play around with this example newsletter and get a handle of what MailPoet can do for you."),
+      'readonly' => 0,
       'thumbnail' => $this->getThumbnail(),
       'body' => json_encode($this->getBody()),
     );