diff --git a/container-runtime/src/Adapters/RpcListener.ts b/container-runtime/src/Adapters/RpcListener.ts
index 6e8e7aac8..28f578149 100644
--- a/container-runtime/src/Adapters/RpcListener.ts
+++ b/container-runtime/src/Adapters/RpcListener.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ const runType = object({
       input: any,
       timeout: number,
     },
-    ["timeout"],
+    ["timeout", "input"],
   ),
 })
 const sandboxRunType = object({
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ const sandboxRunType = object({
       input: any,
       timeout: number,
     },
-    ["timeout"],
+    ["timeout", "input"],
   ),
 })
 const callbackType = object({
diff --git a/container-runtime/src/Adapters/Systems/SystemForEmbassy/index.ts b/container-runtime/src/Adapters/Systems/SystemForEmbassy/index.ts
index 2e0836bb0..e5d2e096b 100644
--- a/container-runtime/src/Adapters/Systems/SystemForEmbassy/index.ts
+++ b/container-runtime/src/Adapters/Systems/SystemForEmbassy/index.ts
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ export class SystemForEmbassy implements System {
     effects: Effects,
     options: {
       procedure: JsonPath
-      input: unknown
+      input?: unknown
       timeout?: number | undefined
     },
   ): Promise<RpcResult> {
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ export class SystemForEmbassy implements System {
     effects: Effects,
     options: {
       procedure: JsonPath
-      input: unknown
+      input?: unknown
       timeout?: number | undefined
     },
   ): Promise<unknown> {
diff --git a/container-runtime/src/Adapters/Systems/SystemForStartOs.ts b/container-runtime/src/Adapters/Systems/SystemForStartOs.ts
index 78c21b7c7..029b504c0 100644
--- a/container-runtime/src/Adapters/Systems/SystemForStartOs.ts
+++ b/container-runtime/src/Adapters/Systems/SystemForStartOs.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export class SystemForStartOs implements System {
     effects: Effects,
     options: {
       procedure: Procedure
-      input: unknown
+      input?: unknown
       timeout?: number | undefined
     },
   ): Promise<RpcResult> {
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ export class SystemForStartOs implements System {
     effects: Effects | MainEffects,
     options: {
       procedure: Procedure
-      input: unknown
+      input?: unknown
       timeout?: number | undefined
     },
   ): Promise<unknown> {
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ export class SystemForStartOs implements System {
 
   async sandbox(
     effects: Effects,
-    options: { procedure: Procedure; input: unknown; timeout?: number },
+    options: { procedure: Procedure; input?: unknown; timeout?: number },
   ): Promise<RpcResult> {
     return this.execute(effects, options)
   }
diff --git a/core/startos/src/action.rs b/core/startos/src/action.rs
index e93af4a4d..7c4492adc 100644
--- a/core/startos/src/action.rs
+++ b/core/startos/src/action.rs
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ pub struct ActionParams {
     pub action_id: ActionId,
     #[command(flatten)]
     #[ts(type = "{ [key: string]: any } | null")]
+    #[serde(default)]
     pub input: StdinDeserializable<Option<Config>>,
 }
 // impl C
diff --git a/core/startos/src/util/serde.rs b/core/startos/src/util/serde.rs
index bac2c524a..88d7bfc11 100644
--- a/core/startos/src/util/serde.rs
+++ b/core/startos/src/util/serde.rs
@@ -568,6 +568,14 @@ where
 
 #[derive(Deserialize, Serialize, TS)]
 pub struct StdinDeserializable<T>(pub T);
+impl<T> Default for StdinDeserializable<T>
+where
+    T: Default,
+{
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self(T::default())
+    }
+}
 impl<T> FromArgMatches for StdinDeserializable<T>
 where
     T: DeserializeOwned,
diff --git a/web/projects/ui/src/app/pages/apps-routes/app-actions/app-actions.page.ts b/web/projects/ui/src/app/pages/apps-routes/app-actions/app-actions.page.ts
index 63c534bb6..99bd70e48 100644
--- a/web/projects/ui/src/app/pages/apps-routes/app-actions/app-actions.page.ts
+++ b/web/projects/ui/src/app/pages/apps-routes/app-actions/app-actions.page.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,20 @@ import {
 import { getAllPackages, getManifest } from 'src/app/util/get-package-data'
 import { hasCurrentDeps } from 'src/app/util/has-deps'
 
+const allowedStatuses = {
+  onlyRunning: new Set(['running']),
+  onlyStopped: new Set(['stopped']),
+  any: new Set([
+    'running',
+    'stopped',
+    'restarting',
+    'restoring',
+    'stopping',
+    'starting',
+    'backingUp',
+  ]),
+}
+
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-actions',
   templateUrl: './app-actions.page.html',
@@ -46,7 +60,10 @@ export class AppActionsPage {
     status: T.Status,
     action: { key: string; value: T.ActionMetadata },
   ) {
-    if (status && action.value.allowedStatuses.includes(status.main.status)) {
+    if (
+      status &&
+      allowedStatuses[action.value.allowedStatuses].has(status.main.status)
+    ) {
       if (!isEmptyObject(action.value.input || {})) {
         this.formDialog.open(FormComponent, {
           label: action.value.name,
@@ -84,7 +101,7 @@ export class AppActionsPage {
         await alert.present()
       }
     } else {
-      const statuses = [...action.value.allowedStatuses]
+      const statuses = [...allowedStatuses[action.value.allowedStatuses]]
       const last = statuses.pop()
       let statusesStr = statuses.join(', ')
       let error = ''