diff --git a/pipelines/basic/src/main/resources/include/actions.p4 b/pipelines/basic/src/main/resources/include/actions.p4
index 9504879..9f8bd4f 100644
--- a/pipelines/basic/src/main/resources/include/actions.p4
+++ b/pipelines/basic/src/main/resources/include/actions.p4
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
     mark_to_drop();
 }
 
-
+action nop() {
+    NoAction();
+}
 
 #endif