diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/libs/entity-action/action.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/libs/entity-action/action.ts
index 5c1ab79fd5..70c4a25985 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/libs/entity-action/action.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/libs/entity-action/action.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { UmbControllerHostInterface } from '@umbraco-cms/controller';
 import { umbExtensionsRegistry, createExtensionClass } from '@umbraco-cms/extensions-api';
 import { UmbObserverController } from '@umbraco-cms/observable-api';
 
-export interface UmbAction<RepositoryType> {
+export interface UmbAction<RepositoryType = unknown> {
 	host: UmbControllerHostInterface;
 	repository: RepositoryType;
 	execute(): Promise<void>;
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/backoffice/shared/components/entity-bulk-action/entity-bulk-action.element.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/backoffice/shared/components/entity-bulk-action/entity-bulk-action.element.ts
index 530ec2ab46..bc8ae75228 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/backoffice/shared/components/entity-bulk-action/entity-bulk-action.element.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/backoffice/shared/components/entity-bulk-action/entity-bulk-action.element.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { ifDefined } from 'lit-html/directives/if-defined.js';
 import { UmbExecutedEvent } from '@umbraco-cms/events';
 import { UmbLitElement } from '@umbraco-cms/element';
 import { ManifestEntityBulkAction } from '@umbraco-cms/extensions-registry';
+import { UmbAction } from '@umbraco-cms/entity-action';
 
 @customElement('umb-entity-bulk-action')
 class UmbEntityBulkActionElement extends UmbLitElement {
@@ -40,9 +41,10 @@ class UmbEntityBulkActionElement extends UmbLitElement {
 		this.#api = new this._manifest.meta.api(this, this._manifest.meta.repositoryAlias, this._selection);
 	}
 
-	#api: any;
+	#api?: UmbAction;
 
 	async #onClick(event: PointerEvent) {
+		if (!this.#api) return;
 		event.stopPropagation();
 		await this.#api.execute();
 		this.dispatchEvent(new UmbExecutedEvent());