diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/directorytree/AddRulePanel.form b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/directorytree/AddRulePanel.form
index 1c3f57eb3a..cac0da87e2 100755
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/directorytree/AddRulePanel.form
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/directorytree/AddRulePanel.form
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
     </Component>
     <Component class="javax.swing.JTextField" name="exePathTextField">
       <Properties>
+        <Property name="editable" type="boolean" value="false"/>
         <Property name="text" type="java.lang.String" editor="org.netbeans.modules.i18n.form.FormI18nStringEditor">
           <ResourceString bundle="org/sleuthkit/autopsy/directorytree/Bundle.properties" key="AddRulePanel.exePathTextField.text" replaceFormat="org.openide.util.NbBundle.getMessage({sourceFileName}.class, &quot;{key}&quot;)"/>
         </Property>
diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/directorytree/AddRulePanel.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/directorytree/AddRulePanel.java
index c7655d0d53..f3ceb9d93c 100755
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/directorytree/AddRulePanel.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/directorytree/AddRulePanel.java
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ class AddRulePanel extends javax.swing.JPanel {
 
         org.openide.awt.Mnemonics.setLocalizedText(exePathLabel, org.openide.util.NbBundle.getMessage(AddRulePanel.class, "AddRulePanel.exePathLabel.text")); // NOI18N
 
+        exePathTextField.setEditable(false);
         exePathTextField.setText(org.openide.util.NbBundle.getMessage(AddRulePanel.class, "AddRulePanel.exePathTextField.text")); // NOI18N
 
         org.openide.awt.Mnemonics.setLocalizedText(browseButton, org.openide.util.NbBundle.getMessage(AddRulePanel.class, "AddRulePanel.browseButton.text")); // NOI18N