diff --git a/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/controllers/data/action/Action.java b/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/controllers/data/action/Action.java
index f61ddb6cd..20244d56a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/controllers/data/action/Action.java
+++ b/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/controllers/data/action/Action.java
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ public class Action implements IAction {
 
     @Override
     public IAction setMaxDuration(int x) {
-        this.maxDuration = x;
+        this.maxDuration = Math.max(-1, x);
         return this;
     }
 
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ public class Action implements IAction {
 
     @Override
     public IAction setUpdateEveryXTick(int x) {
-        this.updateEveryXTick = x;
+        this.updateEveryXTick = Math.max(1, x);
         return this;
     }
 
@@ -226,6 +226,13 @@ public class Action implements IAction {
 
         return this;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public IAction start() {
+        manager.start();
+        return this;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public IAction getNext() {
         boolean seenMe = false;
diff --git a/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/scripted/ScriptedActionManager.java b/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/scripted/ScriptedActionManager.java
index f76fcbc0d..9d17e3b30 100644
--- a/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/scripted/ScriptedActionManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/scripted/ScriptedActionManager.java
@@ -105,6 +105,15 @@ public class ScriptedActionManager implements IActionManager {
         return action;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public IAction scheduleAction(String name,  Consumer<IAction> task) {
+        return scheduleAction(create(name, task));
+    }
+    @Override
+    public IAction scheduleAction(String name, int startAfterTicks, Consumer<IAction> task) {
+        return scheduleAction(create(name,  startAfterTicks, task));
+    }
+
     @Override
     public IAction scheduleAction(String name, int maxDuration, int startAfterTicks, Consumer<IAction> task) {
         return scheduleAction(create(name, maxDuration, startAfterTicks, task));