diff --git a/module/data/fields/actionField.mjs b/module/data/fields/actionField.mjs
index 4ae436de..45d55dbf 100644
--- a/module/data/fields/actionField.mjs
+++ b/module/data/fields/actionField.mjs
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ 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);