diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 6241a7f4..813d419a 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -223,4 +223,5 @@ TESTS+=test/test-cases/regression/variable-RESPONSE_PROTOCOL.json
 TESTS+=test/test-cases/regression/variable-SERVER_NAME.json
 TESTS+=test/test-cases/regression/operator-UnconditionalMatch.json
 TESTS+=test/test-cases/regression/request-body-parser-json.json
+TESTS+=test/test-cases/regression/action-skip.json
 
diff --git a/src/transaction.cc b/src/transaction.cc
index 3746aa11..5aec575c 100644
--- a/src/transaction.cc
+++ b/src/transaction.cc
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ Transaction::Transaction(ModSecurity *ms, Rules *rules, void *logCbData)
     m_responseHeadersNames(NULL),
     m_responseContentType(NULL),
     m_marker(""),
+    m_skip_next(0),
     m_creationTimeStamp(cpu_seconds()),
     m_logCbData(logCbData),
     m_ms(ms),