diff --git a/actions.yaml b/actions.yaml
index 683e66e..87205b9 100644
--- a/actions.yaml
+++ b/actions.yaml
@@ -42,9 +42,11 @@ create-target:
       description: "Image name "
     rbd-pool-name:
       type: string
+      default: ""
       description: "Name of ceph pool to use to back target "
     ec-rbd-metadata-pool:
       type: string
+      default: ""
       description: "Name of the metadata pool to use with rbd-pool-name if rbd-pool-name is erasure coded."
     client-initiatorname:
       type: string