diff --git a/packages/core/src/exposed-thing.ts b/packages/core/src/exposed-thing.ts
index 837ef19d1..66dd9666c 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/exposed-thing.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/exposed-thing.ts
@@ -161,9 +161,10 @@ export default class ExposedThing extends TD.Thing implements WoT.ExposedThing {
     readProperty(propertyName: string, options?: WoT.InteractionOptions): Promise<any> {
         return new Promise<any>((resolve, reject) => {
             if (this.properties[propertyName]) {
-                if(this.properties[propertyName].writeOnly && this.properties[propertyName].writeOnly === true) {
+                // writeOnly check skipped so far, see https://github.com/eclipse/thingweb.node-wot/issues/333#issuecomment-724583234
+                /* if(this.properties[propertyName].writeOnly && this.properties[propertyName].writeOnly === true) {
                     reject(new Error(`ExposedThing '${this.title}', property '${propertyName}' is writeOnly`));
-                }
+                } */
 
                 let ps: PropertyState = this.properties[propertyName].getState();
                 // call read handler (if any)
@@ -227,9 +228,10 @@ export default class ExposedThing extends TD.Thing implements WoT.ExposedThing {
     writeProperty(propertyName: string, value: any, options?: WoT.InteractionOptions): Promise<void> {
         return new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
             if (this.properties[propertyName]) {
-                if (this.properties[propertyName].readOnly && this.properties[propertyName].readOnly === true) {
+                // readOnly check skipped so far, see https://github.com/eclipse/thingweb.node-wot/issues/333#issuecomment-724583234
+                /* if (this.properties[propertyName].readOnly && this.properties[propertyName].readOnly === true) {
                     reject(new Error(`ExposedThing '${this.title}', property '${propertyName}' is readOnly`));
-                }
+                } */
 
                 let ps: PropertyState = this.properties[propertyName].getState();
 
diff --git a/packages/core/test/ServerTest.ts b/packages/core/test/ServerTest.ts
index 381c0782c..e42b5d994 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/ServerTest.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/ServerTest.ts
@@ -145,7 +145,8 @@ class WoTServerTest {
         }
     }
 
-    @test async "should not be able to read property with writeOnly"() {
+    // skipped so far, see https://github.com/eclipse/thingweb.node-wot/issues/333#issuecomment-724583234
+    @test.skip async "should not be able to read property with writeOnly"() {
         let thing = await WoTServerTest.WoT.produce({
             title: "ThingWithWriteOnly",
             properties: {
@@ -169,7 +170,8 @@ class WoTServerTest {
         }
     }
 
-    @test async "should not be able to write property with readOnly"() {
+    // skipped so far, see https://github.com/eclipse/thingweb.node-wot/issues/333#issuecomment-724583234
+    @test.skip async "should not be able to write property with readOnly"() {
         let thing = await WoTServerTest.WoT.produce({
             title: "ThingWithReadOnly",
             properties: {