diff --git a/packages/core/src/policy/policies/sandbox-default.toml b/packages/core/src/policy/policies/sandbox-default.toml
index 796902f0b4..6e2db3fd03 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/policy/policies/sandbox-default.toml
+++ b/packages/core/src/policy/policies/sandbox-default.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 network = false
 readonly = true
 approvedTools = []
-allowOverrides = false
+allowOverrides = true
 
 [modes.default]
 network = false
@@ -17,4 +17,3 @@ approvedTools = ['sed', 'grep', 'awk', 'perl', 'cat', 'echo', 'Add-Content', 'Se
 allowOverrides = true
 
 [commands]
-
diff --git a/packages/core/src/policy/sandboxPolicyManager.ts b/packages/core/src/policy/sandboxPolicyManager.ts
index 8b3d9a5744..84b627eb92 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/policy/sandboxPolicyManager.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/policy/sandboxPolicyManager.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export class SandboxPolicyManager {
                 network: false,
                 readonly: true,
                 approvedTools: [],
-                allowOverrides: false,
+                allowOverrides: true,
               },
               default: {
                 network: false,