diff --git a/app/shared/lib/runtime/__snapshots__/message-parser.spec.ts.snap b/app/shared/lib/runtime/__snapshots__/message-parser.spec.ts.snap
index 4b60f10b..9af949f3 100644
--- a/app/shared/lib/runtime/__snapshots__/message-parser.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/app/shared/lib/runtime/__snapshots__/message-parser.spec.ts.snap
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ exports[`StreamingMessageParser > valid artifacts with actions > should correctl
 exports[`StreamingMessageParser > valid artifacts with actions > should correctly parse chunks and strip out bolt artifacts (1) > onActionClose 2`] = `
 {
   "action": {
+    "actionType": "create",
     "content": "some content
 ",
     "filePath": "index.js",
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ exports[`StreamingMessageParser > valid artifacts with actions > should correctl
 exports[`StreamingMessageParser > valid artifacts with actions > should correctly parse chunks and strip out bolt artifacts (1) > onActionOpen 2`] = `
 {
   "action": {
+    "actionType": "create",
     "content": "",
     "filePath": "index.js",
     "type": "file",
diff --git a/app/shared/lib/runtime/message-parser.ts b/app/shared/lib/runtime/message-parser.ts
index 9ec272b0..8a7fdc47 100644
--- a/app/shared/lib/runtime/message-parser.ts
+++ b/app/shared/lib/runtime/message-parser.ts
@@ -357,14 +357,14 @@ export class StreamingMessageParser {
       }
     } else if (actionType === 'file') {
       const filePath = this.#extractAttribute(actionTag, 'filePath') as string;
-      const actionType = this.#extractAttribute(actionTag, 'actionType') as 'create' | 'update';
+      const fileActionType = this.#extractAttribute(actionTag, 'actionType') as 'create' | 'update';
 
       if (!filePath) {
         logger.debug('File path not specified');
       }
 
       (actionAttributes as FileAction).filePath = filePath;
-      (actionAttributes as FileAction).actionType = actionType || 'create'; // default to 'create' if not specified
+      (actionAttributes as FileAction).actionType = fileActionType || 'create';
     } else if (!['shell', 'start'].includes(actionType)) {
       logger.warn(`Unknown action type '${actionType}'`);
     }