diff --git a/controllers/auth.js b/controllers/auth.js
index 7f4545160..076456611 100644
--- a/controllers/auth.js
+++ b/controllers/auth.js
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ exports.auth = function (aReq, aRes, aNext) {
     }
 
     if (strategy === 'google') {
-      authOpts.scope = ['profile'];
+      authOpts.scope = ['profile']; // NOTE: OAuth 2.0 profile
     }
     authenticate = passport.authenticate(strategy, authOpts);
 
diff --git a/controllers/strategies.json b/controllers/strategies.json
index a5fccbbf1..7ec165d17 100644
--- a/controllers/strategies.json
+++ b/controllers/strategies.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   "google": {
     "name": "Google",
     "oauth": true,
-    "readonly": true
+    "readonly": false
   },
   "imgur": {
     "name": "Imgur",