diff --git a/modules/tensor_mechanics/include/actions/CavityPressurePPAction.h b/modules/tensor_mechanics/include/actions/CavityPressurePPAction.h
index 85da376cdef9..38059ff26987 100644
--- a/modules/tensor_mechanics/include/actions/CavityPressurePPAction.h
+++ b/modules/tensor_mechanics/include/actions/CavityPressurePPAction.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class CavityPressurePPAction : public Action
 public:
   static InputParameters validParams();
 
-  CavityPressurePPAction(InputParameters params);
+  CavityPressurePPAction(const InputParameters & params);
 
   virtual void act();
 };
diff --git a/modules/tensor_mechanics/src/actions/CavityPressurePPAction.C b/modules/tensor_mechanics/src/actions/CavityPressurePPAction.C
index 9138e68e5201..a49546415ea8 100644
--- a/modules/tensor_mechanics/src/actions/CavityPressurePPAction.C
+++ b/modules/tensor_mechanics/src/actions/CavityPressurePPAction.C
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ CavityPressurePPAction::validParams()
   return params;
 }
 
-CavityPressurePPAction::CavityPressurePPAction(InputParameters params) : Action(params) {}
+CavityPressurePPAction::CavityPressurePPAction(const InputParameters & params) : Action(params) {}
 
 void
 CavityPressurePPAction::act()
diff --git a/modules/tensor_mechanics/src/actions/CohesiveZoneActionBase.C b/modules/tensor_mechanics/src/actions/CohesiveZoneActionBase.C
index dc7c4e775008..dc21fa886a2d 100644
--- a/modules/tensor_mechanics/src/actions/CohesiveZoneActionBase.C
+++ b/modules/tensor_mechanics/src/actions/CohesiveZoneActionBase.C
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "ActionWarehouse.h"
 #include "AddAuxVariableAction.h"
 #include "MooseEnum.h"
+#include "InputParameterWarehouse.h"
 
 // map vector name shortcuts to tensor material property names
 const std::map<std::string, std::string>
@@ -89,10 +90,15 @@ CohesiveZoneActionBase::validParams()
 
 CohesiveZoneActionBase::CohesiveZoneActionBase(const InputParameters & params) : Action(params)
 {
+  // FIXME: suggest to use action of action to add this to avoid changing the input parameters in
+  // the warehouse.
+  const auto & parameters = _app.getInputParameterWarehouse().getInputParameters();
+  InputParameters & pars(*(parameters.find(uniqueActionName())->second.get()));
+
   // check if a container block with common parameters is found
   auto action = _awh.getActions<CommonCohesiveZoneAction>();
   if (action.size() == 1)
-    _pars.applyParameters(action[0]->parameters());
+    pars.applyParameters(action[0]->parameters());
 
   // append additional_generate_output to generate_output
   if (isParamValid("additional_generate_output"))
@@ -116,9 +122,9 @@ CohesiveZoneActionBase::CohesiveZoneActionBase(const InputParameters & params) :
     for (auto & family : additional_material_output_family)
       material_output_family.push_back(family);
 
-    _pars.set<MultiMooseEnum>("generate_output") = generate_output;
-    _pars.set<MultiMooseEnum>("material_output_order") = material_output_order;
-    _pars.set<MultiMooseEnum>("material_output_family") = material_output_family;
+    pars.set<MultiMooseEnum>("generate_output") = generate_output;
+    pars.set<MultiMooseEnum>("material_output_order") = material_output_order;
+    pars.set<MultiMooseEnum>("material_output_family") = material_output_family;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/tensor_mechanics/src/actions/LineElementAction.C b/modules/tensor_mechanics/src/actions/LineElementAction.C
index 175b31569284..34e342bddb91 100644
--- a/modules/tensor_mechanics/src/actions/LineElementAction.C
+++ b/modules/tensor_mechanics/src/actions/LineElementAction.C
@@ -214,10 +214,15 @@ LineElementAction::LineElementAction(const InputParameters & params)
     _subdomain_ids(),
     _add_dynamic_variables(false)
 {
+  // FIXME: suggest to use action of action to add this to avoid changing the input parameters in
+  // the warehouse.
+  const auto & parameters = _app.getInputParameterWarehouse().getInputParameters();
+  InputParameters & pars(*(parameters.find(uniqueActionName())->second.get()));
+
   // check if a container block with common parameters is found
   auto action = _awh.getActions<CommonLineElementAction>();
   if (action.size() == 1)
-    _pars.applyParameters(action[0]->parameters());
+    pars.applyParameters(action[0]->parameters());
 
   // Set values to variables after common parameters are applied
   _save_in = getParam<std::vector<AuxVariableName>>("save_in");
diff --git a/modules/tensor_mechanics/src/actions/TensorMechanicsActionBase.C b/modules/tensor_mechanics/src/actions/TensorMechanicsActionBase.C
index fc8db0216ffc..551d60f27fb9 100644
--- a/modules/tensor_mechanics/src/actions/TensorMechanicsActionBase.C
+++ b/modules/tensor_mechanics/src/actions/TensorMechanicsActionBase.C
@@ -231,10 +231,15 @@ TensorMechanicsActionBase::validParams()
 TensorMechanicsActionBase::TensorMechanicsActionBase(const InputParameters & parameters)
   : Action(parameters), _use_ad(getParam<bool>("use_automatic_differentiation"))
 {
+  // FIXME: suggest to use action of action to add this to avoid changing the input parameters in
+  // the warehouse.
+  const auto & params = _app.getInputParameterWarehouse().getInputParameters();
+  InputParameters & pars(*(params.find(uniqueActionName())->second.get()));
+
   // check if a container block with common parameters is found
   auto action = _awh.getActions<CommonTensorMechanicsAction>();
   if (action.size() == 1)
-    _pars.applyParameters(action[0]->parameters());
+    pars.applyParameters(action[0]->parameters());
 
   // append additional_generate_output
   if (isParamValid("additional_generate_output"))
@@ -258,9 +263,9 @@ TensorMechanicsActionBase::TensorMechanicsActionBase(const InputParameters & par
     for (auto & family : additional_material_output_family)
       material_output_family.push_back(family);
 
-    _pars.set<MultiMooseEnum>("generate_output") = generate_output;
-    _pars.set<MultiMooseEnum>("material_output_order") = material_output_order;
-    _pars.set<MultiMooseEnum>("material_output_family") = material_output_family;
+    pars.set<MultiMooseEnum>("generate_output") = generate_output;
+    pars.set<MultiMooseEnum>("material_output_order") = material_output_order;
+    pars.set<MultiMooseEnum>("material_output_family") = material_output_family;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/xfem/include/actions/XFEMAction.h b/modules/xfem/include/actions/XFEMAction.h
index d64c27c5c7e9..40228643effe 100644
--- a/modules/xfem/include/actions/XFEMAction.h
+++ b/modules/xfem/include/actions/XFEMAction.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class XFEMAction : public Action
 public:
   static InputParameters validParams();
 
-  XFEMAction(InputParameters params);
+  XFEMAction(const InputParameters & params);
 
   virtual void act();
 
diff --git a/modules/xfem/src/actions/XFEMAction.C b/modules/xfem/src/actions/XFEMAction.C
index 7c3277ccd722..da44ff787999 100644
--- a/modules/xfem/src/actions/XFEMAction.C
+++ b/modules/xfem/src/actions/XFEMAction.C
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "Parser.h"
 #include "Factory.h"
 #include "AddVariableAction.h"
+#include "InputParameterWarehouse.h"
 
 #include "GeometricCutUserObject.h"
 #include "CrackFrontDefinition.h"
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ XFEMAction::validParams()
   return params;
 }
 
-XFEMAction::XFEMAction(InputParameters params)
+XFEMAction::XFEMAction(const InputParameters & params)
   : Action(params),
     _geom_cut_userobjects(getParam<std::vector<UserObjectName>>("geometric_cut_userobjects")),
     _xfem_qrule(getParam<std::string>("qrule")),
@@ -135,7 +136,9 @@ XFEMAction::act()
   std::shared_ptr<XFEMInterface> xfem_interface = _problem->getXFEM();
   if (xfem_interface == NULL)
   {
-    _pars.set<FEProblemBase *>("_fe_problem_base") = &*_problem;
+    const auto & params = _app.getInputParameterWarehouse().getInputParameters();
+    InputParameters & pars(*(params.find(uniqueActionName())->second.get()));
+    pars.set<FEProblemBase *>("_fe_problem_base") = &*_problem;
     std::shared_ptr<XFEM> new_xfem(new XFEM(_pars));
     _problem->initXFEM(new_xfem);
     xfem_interface = _problem->getXFEM();