diff --git a/Content.Server/Actions/ActionsSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Actions/ActionsSystem.cs
index 0b15b5770b..3bb4b24658 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Actions/ActionsSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Actions/ActionsSystem.cs
@@ -10,12 +10,32 @@ namespace Content.Server.Actions
     public sealed class ActionsSystem : SharedActionsSystem
     {
         [Dependency] private readonly IChatManager _chatMan = default!;
+        [Dependency] private readonly MetaDataSystem _metaSystem = default!;
 
         public override void Initialize()
         {
             base.Initialize();
 
             SubscribeLocalEvent<ActionsComponent, PlayerAttachedEvent>(OnPlayerAttached);
+            SubscribeLocalEvent<ActionsComponent, ComponentStartup>(OnStartup);
+            SubscribeLocalEvent<ActionsComponent, ComponentShutdown>(OnShutdown);
+            SubscribeLocalEvent<ActionsComponent, MetaFlagRemoveAttemptEvent>(OnMetaFlagRemoval);
+        }
+
+        private void OnMetaFlagRemoval(EntityUid uid, ActionsComponent component, ref MetaFlagRemoveAttemptEvent args)
+        {
+            if (component.LifeStage == ComponentLifeStage.Running)
+                args.Cancelled = true;
+        }
+
+        private void OnStartup(EntityUid uid, ActionsComponent component, ComponentStartup args)
+        {
+            _metaSystem.AddFlag(uid, MetaDataFlags.EntitySpecific);
+        }
+
+        private void OnShutdown(EntityUid uid, ActionsComponent component, ComponentShutdown args)
+        {
+            _metaSystem.RemoveFlag(uid, MetaDataFlags.EntitySpecific);
         }
 
         private void OnPlayerAttached(EntityUid uid, ActionsComponent component, PlayerAttachedEvent args)
diff --git a/Content.Server/Flash/FlashSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Flash/FlashSystem.cs
index d73ef1de48..8b624661df 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Flash/FlashSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Flash/FlashSystem.cs
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ namespace Content.Server.Flash
 
         private void OnMetaFlagRemoval(EntityUid uid, FlashableComponent component, ref MetaFlagRemoveAttemptEvent args)
         {
-            if (component.LifeStage > ComponentLifeStage.Initialized) return;
-            args.Cancelled = true;
+            if (component.LifeStage == ComponentLifeStage.Running)
+                args.Cancelled = true;
         }
 
         private void OnFlashableStartup(EntityUid uid, FlashableComponent component, ComponentStartup args)