diff --git a/bin/addons/base/ir/ir_actions.py b/bin/addons/base/ir/ir_actions.py
index afcb7668783..964d36a8d68 100644
--- a/bin/addons/base/ir/ir_actions.py
+++ b/bin/addons/base/ir/ir_actions.py
@@ -769,9 +769,9 @@ class ir_actions_todo(osv.osv):
         'note':fields.text('Text', translate=True),
     }
     _defaults={
-        'state': lambda *a: 'open',
-        'sequence': lambda *a: 10,
-        'restart': lambda *a: 'always',
+        'state': 'open',
+        'sequence': 10,
+        'restart': 'onskip',
     }
     _order="sequence,id"