diff --git a/arangod/Actions/ActionFeature.cpp b/arangod/Actions/ActionFeature.cpp
index 32d4b109b6..9a58c4597c 100644
--- a/arangod/Actions/ActionFeature.cpp
+++ b/arangod/Actions/ActionFeature.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ using namespace arangodb::options;
 ActionFeature* ActionFeature::ACTION = nullptr;
 
 ActionFeature::ActionFeature(application_features::ApplicationServer* server)
-    : ApplicationFeature(server, "Action") {
+    : ApplicationFeature(server, "Action"),
+      _allowUseDatabase(false) {
   setOptional(true);
   requiresElevatedPrivileges(false);
   startsAfter("Logger");