diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/action.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/action.cpp
index 90e30a5bf..748f6aff7 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/action.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/action.cpp
@@ -6,9 +6,8 @@
 
 #include "../mwbase/soundmanager.hpp"
 
-MWWorld::Action::Action() {
-	teleport = false;
-}
+MWWorld::Action::Action (bool teleport) : mTeleport (teleport)
+{}
 
 MWWorld::Action::~Action() {}
 
@@ -16,17 +15,17 @@ void MWWorld::Action::execute (const Ptr& actor)
 {
     if (!mSoundId.empty())
     {
-    	if (teleport == true)
-    	{
-    		//this is a teleport action, so we need to call playSound
-    		MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->playSound(mSoundId, 1.0, 1.0,
-    				MWBase::SoundManager::Play_NoTrack);
-    	}
-    	else
-    	{
-    		MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->playSound3D (actor, mSoundId, 1.0, 1.0,
-    				MWBase::SoundManager::Play_NoTrack);
-    	}
+        if (mTeleport == true)
+        {
+            //this is a teleport action, so we need to call playSound
+            MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->playSound(mSoundId, 1.0, 1.0,
+                MWBase::SoundManager::Play_NoTrack);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->playSound3D (actor, mSoundId, 1.0, 1.0,
+                MWBase::SoundManager::Play_NoTrack);
+        }
     }
 
     executeImp (actor);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/action.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/action.hpp
index 01180a778..511a7002d 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/action.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/action.hpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
     class Action
     {
             std::string mSoundId;
+            bool mTeleport;
 
             // not implemented
             Action (const Action& action);
@@ -18,12 +19,10 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
             virtual void executeImp (const Ptr& actor) = 0;
 
-    protected:
-            bool teleport; //True if the action will teleport the actor
-
     public:
 
-            Action();
+            Action (bool teleport = false);
+            ///< \param teleport action will teleport the actor
 
             virtual ~Action();
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/actionteleport.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/actionteleport.cpp
index e65873223..ae5ffc3b9 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/actionteleport.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/actionteleport.cpp
@@ -8,15 +8,12 @@ namespace MWWorld
 {
     ActionTeleport::ActionTeleport (const std::string& cellName,
         const ESM::Position& position)
-    : mCellName (cellName), mPosition (position)
+    : Action (true), mCellName (cellName), mPosition (position)
     {
-    	teleport = true;
     }
 
     void ActionTeleport::executeImp (const Ptr& actor)
     {
-    	teleport = true;
-
         if (mCellName.empty())
             MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->changeToExteriorCell (mPosition);
         else