diff --git a/djangoldp_profile/models.py b/djangoldp_profile/models.py
index 85c5080e4587062845a5742126a1f724067453d7..b7fe595c648e28920d532d631493a08cb0dc8e29 100644
--- a/djangoldp_profile/models.py
+++ b/djangoldp_profile/models.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ class Profile(models.Model):
     website = models.URLField(blank=True)
 
     class Meta:
+        auto_author = 'user'
         permissions = (
             ('view_member', 'Read'),
             ('control_member', 'Control'),
diff --git a/djangoldp_profile/urls.py b/djangoldp_profile/urls.py
index 709cb163e12509cd3b0d34f301cecdfc89f9baa5..c143d96138ce894eaf67ee7b4922454df5f87744 100644
--- a/djangoldp_profile/urls.py
+++ b/djangoldp_profile/urls.py
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 """djangoldp profile URL Configuration"""
 from django.conf.urls import url, include
+
+from djangoldp.permissions import AnonymousReadOnly
 from djangoldp.views import LDPViewSet
 from .models import Profile
 
 urlpatterns = [
-    url(r'^members/', LDPViewSet.urls(model=Profile, permission_classes=())),
+    url(r'^members/', LDPViewSet.urls(model=Profile, permission_classes=[AnonymousReadOnly])),
 ]