diff --git a/vsgvr/include/vsgvr/actions/OpenXRAction.h b/vsgvr/include/vsgvr/actions/OpenXRAction.h
index 0137da3..8134214 100644
--- a/vsgvr/include/vsgvr/actions/OpenXRAction.h
+++ b/vsgvr/include/vsgvr/actions/OpenXRAction.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ namespace vsgvr {
             std::string _name;
             std::string _localisedName;
             std::vector<std::string> _subPaths;
-            XrAction _action;
+            XrAction _action = XR_NULL_HANDLE;
 
             struct ActionState {
                 XrActionStateBoolean _stateBool = {};
diff --git a/vsgvr/src/vsgvr/actions/OpenXRAction.cpp b/vsgvr/src/vsgvr/actions/OpenXRAction.cpp
index 28e1aee..66a85c3 100644
--- a/vsgvr/src/vsgvr/actions/OpenXRAction.cpp
+++ b/vsgvr/src/vsgvr/actions/OpenXRAction.cpp
@@ -170,7 +170,9 @@ namespace vsgvr
 
     void OpenXRAction::destroyAction()
     {
-        xr_check(xrDestroyAction(_action));
+        if( _action != XR_NULL_HANDLE ) {
+            xr_check(xrDestroyAction(_action));
+        }
     }
 }