diff --git a/libraries/src/Form/Field/RulesField.php b/libraries/src/Form/Field/RulesField.php
index 8549ef3adc763..c8552bd395cf3 100644
--- a/libraries/src/Form/Field/RulesField.php
+++ b/libraries/src/Form/Field/RulesField.php
@@ -173,6 +173,11 @@ protected function getInput()
 			"/access/section[@name='" . $section . "']/"
 		);
 
+		if ($this->actions === false)
+		{
+			$this->actions = [];
+		}
+
 		// Iterate over the children and add to the actions.
 		foreach ($this->element->children() as $el)
 		{