diff --git a/core/maingate.go b/core/maingate.go
index bb0f0e9..7153009 100644
--- a/core/maingate.go
+++ b/core/maingate.go
@@ -478,7 +478,8 @@ func (mg *Maingate) RegisterHandlers(ctx context.Context, serveMux *http.ServeMu
 						State:    DivisionState_FullOpen,
 					},
 
-					Url: fmt.Sprintf("http://%s/warehouse", ipaddr),
+					LockCreateChar: false,
+					Url:            fmt.Sprintf("http://%s/warehouse", ipaddr),
 				},
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/core/service.go b/core/service.go
index fd8f090..7197789 100644
--- a/core/service.go
+++ b/core/service.go
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ type DivisionForUser struct {
 type Division struct {
 	DivisionForUser `bson:",inline" json:",inline"`
 	Url             string `bson:"url" json:"url"`
+	LockCreateChar  bool   `bson:"lockcreatechar" json:"lockcreatechar"`
 }
 
 type ServiceDescriptionSummary struct {