diff --git a/core/pbcc_actions_api.c b/core/pbcc_actions_api.c
index b99b9243..60778068 100644
--- a/core/pbcc_actions_api.c
+++ b/core/pbcc_actions_api.c
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@ enum pubnub_res pbcc_form_the_action_object(struct pbcc_context* pb,
 
     switch(actype) {
     case pbactypReaction:
-        type_literal = "reaction";
+        type_literal = "\"reaction\"";
         break;
     case pbactypReceipt:
-        type_literal = "receipt";
+        type_literal = "\"receipt\"";
         break;
     case pbactypCustom:
-        type_literal = "custom";
+        type_literal = "\"custom\"";
         break;
     default:
         PUBNUB_LOG_ERROR("pbcc_form_the_action_object(pbcc=%p) - "
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ enum pubnub_res pbcc_form_the_action_object_str(struct pbcc_context* pb,
     }
     snprintf(obj_buffer,
              buffer_size,
-             "{\"type\":\"%s\",\"value\":%s,\"user_id\":\"%s\"}",
+             "{\"type\":%s,\"value\":%s,\"user_id\":\"%s\"}",
              action_type,
              *val,
              user_id);
diff --git a/core/pubnub_actions_api.c b/core/pubnub_actions_api.c
index fb101863..48505247 100644
--- a/core/pubnub_actions_api.c
+++ b/core/pubnub_actions_api.c
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ enum pubnub_res pubnub_add_message_action(pubnub_t *pb,
 
     switch(actype) {
     case pbactypReaction:
-        type_literal = "reaction";
+        type_literal = "\"reaction\"";
         break;
     case pbactypReceipt:
-        type_literal = "receipt";
+        type_literal = "\"receipt\"";
         break;
     case pbactypCustom:
-        type_literal = "custom";
+        type_literal = "\"custom\"";
         break;
     default:
         PUBNUB_LOG_ERROR("pubnub_add_message_action(pbcc=%p) - "
diff --git a/core/pubnub_actions_api.h b/core/pubnub_actions_api.h
index 1a51a8c8..22cc6f58 100644
--- a/core/pubnub_actions_api.h
+++ b/core/pubnub_actions_api.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ PUBNUB_EXTERN PUBNUB_DEPRECATED enum pubnub_res pubnub_add_message_action(pubnub
     @param channel The channel on which action is referring to.
     @param message_timetoken The timetoken(unquoted) of a published message action is
                              applying to
-    @param action_type String describing the action type (Max 15 characters without whitespaces)
+    @param action_type Jsoned string describing the action type (Max 15 characters without whitespaces)
     @param value Json string describing the action that is to be added
     @return #PNR_STARTED on success, an error otherwise
   */