diff --git a/includes/actions.inc b/includes/actions.inc
index f9da0bdb5a4..1d3e2c11f47 100644
--- a/includes/actions.inc
+++ b/includes/actions.inc
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ function actions_save($function, $type, $params, $desc, $aid = NULL) {
   // aid is the callback for singleton actions so we need to keep a
   // separate table for numeric aids.
   if (!$aid) {
-    $aid = db_insert('actions_aid')->execute();
+    $aid = db_insert('actions_aid')->useDefaults(array('aid'))->execute();
   }
 
   db_merge('actions')