diff --git a/js/model/ISLCObject.js b/js/model/ISLCObject.js
index 0e20b3c..12803a7 100644
--- a/js/model/ISLCObject.js
+++ b/js/model/ISLCObject.js
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ define( require => {
       tandem: tandem.createTandem( 'positionProperty' ),
       units: 'meters',
       range: new Range( options.leftObjectBoundary, options.rightObjectBoundary ),
-      phetioDocumentation: 'The position of the object along the track, in meters.'
+      phetioDocumentation: 'The position of the object along the track, in meters.',
+      phetioStudioControl: false // temporary workaround until we support dynamic ranges in https://github.com/phetsims/gravity-force-lab/issues/172
     } );
 
     // @public {Property.<number>} - the mass or charge of the object in kilograms or coulombs