--- modules/dav/main/mod_dav.c	(revision 1)
+++ modules/dav/main/mod_dav.c	(working copy)
@@ -1312,8 +1312,7 @@ 
     dav_error *err;
 
     /* open lock database, to report on supported lock properties */
-    /* ### should open read-only */
-    if ((err = dav_open_lockdb(r, 0, &lockdb)) != NULL) {
+    if ((err = dav_open_lockdb(r, 1, &lockdb)) != NULL) {
         return dav_push_error(r->pool, err->status, 0,
                               "The lock database could not be opened, "
                               "preventing the reporting of supported lock "
@@ -2016,8 +2015,7 @@ 
     ctx.bb = apr_brigade_create(r->pool, r->connection->bucket_alloc);
     apr_pool_create(&ctx.scratchpool, r->pool);
 
-    /* ### should open read-only */
-    if ((err = dav_open_lockdb(r, 0, &ctx.w.lockdb)) != NULL) {
+    if ((err = dav_open_lockdb(r, 1, &ctx.w.lockdb)) != NULL) {
         err = dav_push_error(r->pool, err->status, 0,
                              "The lock database could not be opened, "
                              "preventing access to the various lock "