diff --git a/module/data/fields/actionField.mjs b/module/data/fields/actionField.mjs
index ee5d221b..ffdc25cd 100644
--- a/module/data/fields/actionField.mjs
+++ b/module/data/fields/actionField.mjs
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ export class ActionField extends foundry.data.fields.ObjectField {
     /** @override */
     _cleanType(value, options, _state) {
         if (!(typeof value === 'object')) value = {};
+        value = super._cleanType(value, options, _state);
         const cls = this.getModel(value);
         if (cls) return cls.cleanData(value, options, _state);
         return value;