diff --git a/src/org/opendatakit/briefcase/ui/ScrollingStatusListDialog.java b/src/org/opendatakit/briefcase/ui/ScrollingStatusListDialog.java
index 2157e57d6..9b00fb289 100644
--- a/src/org/opendatakit/briefcase/ui/ScrollingStatusListDialog.java
+++ b/src/org/opendatakit/briefcase/ui/ScrollingStatusListDialog.java
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ private ScrollingStatusListDialog(Frame frame, String labelText, String title, S
     getRootPane().setDefaultButton(cancelButton);
 
     JEditorPane editorArea = new JEditorPane("text/plain", statusHtml);
+    editorArea.setEditable(false);
   //Put the editor pane in a scroll pane.
     JScrollPane editorScrollPane = new JScrollPane(editorArea);
     editorScrollPane.setVerticalScrollBarPolicy(