diff --git a/addons/base_action_rule/base_action_rule.py b/addons/base_action_rule/base_action_rule.py
index a6793e9bac5..1b80f9f36c3 100644
--- a/addons/base_action_rule/base_action_rule.py
+++ b/addons/base_action_rule/base_action_rule.py
@@ -280,3 +280,7 @@ class base_action_rule(osv.osv):
                         _logger.error(traceback.format_exc())
 
             action.write({'last_run': now.strftime(DEFAULT_SERVER_DATETIME_FORMAT)})
+
+            if automatic:
+                # auto-commit for batch processing
+                cr.commit()
diff --git a/addons/base_action_rule/base_action_rule_data.xml b/addons/base_action_rule/base_action_rule_data.xml
index 7a9aabedf5f..d4b12f5d4a3 100644
--- a/addons/base_action_rule/base_action_rule_data.xml
+++ b/addons/base_action_rule/base_action_rule_data.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
             <field eval="False" name="doall"/>
             <field eval="'base.action.rule'" name="model"/>
             <field eval="'_check'" name="function"/>
-            <field eval="'()'" name="args"/>
+            <field eval="'(True,)'" name="args"/>
         </record>
 
     </data>