diff --git a/public/app.js b/public/app.js
index c09e7e2..4888886 100644
--- a/public/app.js
+++ b/public/app.js
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ window.fetch = (input, init = {}) => {
     const headers = new Headers(init.headers || (typeof input !== "string" ? input.headers : undefined));
     const selectedMode = localStorage.getItem("catalog-maker:database-mode") || "local";
     const permissions = readDatabasePermissions(selectedMode);
-    const localWritesEnabled = selectedMode === "local" && [
+    const localWritesEnabled = ["local", "scrape"].includes(selectedMode) && [
         permissions.allowInsertToggle,
         permissions.allowUpdateToggle,
         permissions.allowDeleteToggle,
@@ -1181,7 +1181,7 @@ function syncLocalDbFields(mode) {
     localDbFields.hidden = mode !== "local";
 }
 function syncDatabasePermissions(mode) {
-    const isReadOnly = mode === "live" || mode === "scrape";
+    const isReadOnly = mode === "live";
     for (const input of permissionInputs) {
         input.disabled = isReadOnly;
         if (isReadOnly)
@@ -1205,7 +1205,7 @@ function refreshDatabaseStatusLabel() {
     const mode = localStorage.getItem("catalog-maker:database-mode") || "local";
     const transactionMode = localStorage.getItem("catalog-maker:transaction-mode") || "transaction";
     const permissions = readDatabasePermissions(mode);
-    const writesEnabled = mode === "local" && (permissions.allowInsertToggle || permissions.allowUpdateToggle || permissions.allowDeleteToggle);
+    const writesEnabled = ["local", "scrape"].includes(mode) && (permissions.allowInsertToggle || permissions.allowUpdateToggle || permissions.allowDeleteToggle);
     const dbLabel = mode === "live" ? "Live 9bplus DB" : mode === "scrape" ? "Local scrape DB" : "Local 9bplus DB";
     const configuredDriver = databaseStatus.dataset.driver;
     const connectionError = (mode === "local" && configuredDriver !== "mariadb")
diff --git a/public/app.ts b/public/app.ts
index 6dd027e..0a71f9a 100644
--- a/public/app.ts
+++ b/public/app.ts
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ window.fetch = (input, init = {}) => {
   const headers = new Headers(init.headers || (typeof input !== "string" ? input.headers : undefined));
   const selectedMode = localStorage.getItem("catalog-maker:database-mode") || "local";
   const permissions = readDatabasePermissions(selectedMode);
-  const localWritesEnabled = selectedMode === "local" && [
+  const localWritesEnabled = ["local", "scrape"].includes(selectedMode) && [
     permissions.allowInsertToggle,
     permissions.allowUpdateToggle,
     permissions.allowDeleteToggle,
@@ -1270,7 +1270,7 @@ function syncLocalDbFields(mode) {
 }
 
 function syncDatabasePermissions(mode) {
-  const isReadOnly = mode === "live" || mode === "scrape";
+  const isReadOnly = mode === "live";
   for (const input of permissionInputs) {
     input.disabled = isReadOnly;
     if (isReadOnly) input.checked = false;
@@ -1294,7 +1294,7 @@ function refreshDatabaseStatusLabel() {
   const mode = localStorage.getItem("catalog-maker:database-mode") || "local";
   const transactionMode = localStorage.getItem("catalog-maker:transaction-mode") || "transaction";
   const permissions = readDatabasePermissions(mode);
-  const writesEnabled = mode === "local" && (
+  const writesEnabled = ["local", "scrape"].includes(mode) && (
     permissions.allowInsertToggle || permissions.allowUpdateToggle || permissions.allowDeleteToggle
   );
   const dbLabel = mode === "live" ? "Live 9bplus DB" : mode === "scrape" ? "Local scrape DB" : "Local 9bplus DB";
diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html
index faff1a6..79810f4 100644
--- a/public/index.html
+++ b/public/index.html
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@
               <input type="checkbox" id="allowDeleteToggle" />
               <span>Allow delete</span>
             </label>
-            <p class="settings-note">Write permissions are saved only for Local 9bplus DB. Live and scrape DB stay read-only here.</p>
+            <p class="settings-note">Write permissions are saved separately for Local 9bplus DB and Local scrape DB. Live DB stays read-only.</p>
           </fieldset>
 
           <fieldset class="settings-group">
diff --git a/tests/ui/database.e2e.spec.ts b/tests/ui/database.e2e.spec.ts
index c50b53c..b4beafa 100644
--- a/tests/ui/database.e2e.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/ui/database.e2e.spec.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ test.describe("database connection", () => {
     await expect(page.locator("#localDbTestResult")).toContainText("Connected:");
   });
 
-  test("keeps the scrape database as a separate read-only mode", async ({ page }) => {
+  test("keeps the scrape database as a separate local mode with its own permissions", async ({ page }) => {
     await page.goto("/");
     await page.locator("#settingsButton").click();
 
@@ -25,6 +25,22 @@ test.describe("database connection", () => {
     await expect(page.locator('input[name="databaseMode"][value="live"] + span')).toHaveText("Live 9bplus DB");
     await page.locator('input[name="databaseMode"][value="scrape"]').check();
     await expect(page.locator("#databaseModeNote")).toContainText("Local scrape DB selected");
+    await expect(page.locator("#allowInsertToggle")).toBeEnabled();
+    await expect(page.locator("#allowUpdateToggle")).toBeEnabled();
+    await expect(page.locator("#allowDeleteToggle")).toBeEnabled();
+    await page.locator("#allowUpdateToggle").check();
+
+    await page.reload();
+    await page.locator("#settingsButton").click();
+    await page.locator('input[name="databaseMode"][value="scrape"]').check();
+    await expect(page.locator("#allowUpdateToggle")).toBeChecked();
+
+    await page.locator('input[name="databaseMode"][value="local"]').check();
+    await expect(page.locator("#allowInsertToggle")).not.toBeChecked();
+    await expect(page.locator("#allowUpdateToggle")).not.toBeChecked();
+    await expect(page.locator("#allowDeleteToggle")).not.toBeChecked();
+
+    await page.locator('input[name="databaseMode"][value="live"]').check();
     await expect(page.locator("#allowInsertToggle")).toBeDisabled();
     await expect(page.locator("#allowUpdateToggle")).toBeDisabled();
     await expect(page.locator("#allowDeleteToggle")).toBeDisabled();