diff --git a/src/gen/proxy/proxybase.py b/src/gen/proxy/proxybase.py
index 0a7e188d0..30e8d68bb 100644
--- a/src/gen/proxy/proxybase.py
+++ b/src/gen/proxy/proxybase.py
@@ -312,6 +312,8 @@ class ProxyDbBase(DbReadBase):
 
     def __getattr__(self, name):
         """ Handle unknown attribute lookups """
+        if name == "readonly":
+            return True
         sname = name.split('_')
         if sname[:2] == ['get', 'unfiltered']:
             """