diff --git a/www/experiments.php b/www/experiments.php
index 5c032c3b75..92fa73938e 100644
--- a/www/experiments.php
+++ b/www/experiments.php
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ function observationHTML($parts)
                     }
 
                     $numRuns = $test['test']['runs'];
-                    $fvonly = $test['testinfo']['fvonly'];
+                    // $fvonly = $test['testinfo']['fvonly'];
 
                     if (!$isReadOnly) {
                         ?>
@@ -447,9 +447,9 @@ function observationHTML($parts)
                                 <p class="exps-runcount">
                                     <label>
                                         Experiment Runs:
-                                        <input type="hidden" name="fvonly" value="'<?php echo $fvonly; ?>'" required="">
+                                        <input type="hidden" name="fvonly" value="1" required="">
                                         <input type="number" min="1" max="9" class="text short" name="runs" value="<?php echo $numRuns; ?>" required="">
-                                        <b class="exps-runcount-total"></b> <small>Each experiment run uses 2 test runs (1 experiment, 1 control) for each first & repeat view</small>
+                                        <b class="exps-runcount-total"></b> <small>Each experiment run uses 2 test runs (1 experiment, 1 control) for first view</small>
                                     </label>
                                 </p>
                             </div>
diff --git a/www/runtest.php b/www/runtest.php
index 15229eac72..362e5bcee3 100644
--- a/www/runtest.php
+++ b/www/runtest.php
@@ -1090,6 +1090,7 @@ function buildSelfHost($hosts)
                     $test['video'] = 1;
                     $test['label'] = 'Original (Control Run)';
                     $test['metadata'] = json_encode($experimentMetadata);
+                    $test['fvonly'] = 1; // force a first view only test for the experiment and control run
                     $id = CreateTest($test, $test['url']);
 
                     if (isset($id)) {