diff --git a/STTweetLabel/STTweetLabel.m b/STTweetLabel/STTweetLabel.m
index 58be61d..b6de9e0 100644
--- a/STTweetLabel/STTweetLabel.m
+++ b/STTweetLabel/STTweetLabel.m
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ - (void)setupTextView {
     _textView.textContainer.lineFragmentPadding = 0;
     _textView.textContainerInset                = UIEdgeInsetsZero;
     _textView.userInteractionEnabled            = NO;
+    _textView.editable                          = NO;
     [self addSubview:_textView];
 }