diff --git a/module/data/fields/action/damageField.mjs b/module/data/fields/action/damageField.mjs
index 9e9e4b16..810b6e76 100644
--- a/module/data/fields/action/damageField.mjs
+++ b/module/data/fields/action/damageField.mjs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export class DHActionDiceData extends foundry.abstract.DataModel {
             bonus: new fields.NumberField({ nullable: true, initial: null, label: 'Bonus' }),
             custom: new fields.SchemaField({
                 enabled: new fields.BooleanField({ label: 'Custom Formula' }),
-                formula: new FormulaField({ label: 'Formula' })
+                formula: new FormulaField({ label: 'Formula', initial: "" })
             })
         };
     }
diff --git a/module/data/fields/actionField.mjs b/module/data/fields/actionField.mjs
index a8b01e37..4ae436de 100644
--- a/module/data/fields/actionField.mjs
+++ b/module/data/fields/actionField.mjs
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ export class ActionsField extends MappingField {
  */
 export class ActionField extends foundry.data.fields.ObjectField {
     getModel(value) {
+        if(value && !value.type) value.type = 'attack';
         return (
             game.system.api.models.actions.actionsTypes[value.type] ??
             null
@@ -102,7 +103,6 @@ export class ActionField extends foundry.data.fields.ObjectField {
 
     /** @override */
     initialize(value, model, options = {}) {
-        if(value && !value.type) value.type = 'attack';
         const cls = this.getModel(value);
         if (cls) return new cls(value, { parent: model, ...options });
         return foundry.utils.deepClone(value);