diff --git a/eat.el b/eat.el
index 401ba7b..73ba772 100644
--- a/eat.el
+++ b/eat.el
@@ -7257,7 +7257,8 @@ PROGRAM can be a shell command."
               eshell-last-output-end)))
     (let ((inhibit-read-only t))
       (delete-region eshell-last-output-start eshell-last-output-end))
-    (let ((sync-windows (eat--synchronize-scroll-windows)))
+    (let ((sync-windows (eat--synchronize-scroll-windows))
+          (inhibit-read-only t))
       (eat-term-process-output eat-terminal str)
       (eat-term-redisplay eat-terminal)
       (funcall eat--synchronize-scroll-function sync-windows))