diff --git a/pype/ftrack/actions/action_application_loader.py b/pype/ftrack/actions/action_application_loader.py
index c22b76bd2d..105aa064ca 100644
--- a/pype/ftrack/actions/action_application_loader.py
+++ b/pype/ftrack/actions/action_application_loader.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def registerApp(app, session):
     label = apptoml.get('ftrack_label', app.get('label', name))
     icon = apptoml.get('ftrack_icon', None)
     description = apptoml.get('description', None)
-    preactions = apptoml.get('preactions', None)
+    preactions = apptoml.get('preactions', [])
 
     # register action
     AppAction(
diff --git a/pype/ftrack/lib/ftrack_app_handler.py b/pype/ftrack/lib/ftrack_app_handler.py
index 216298799d..f16ad73146 100644
--- a/pype/ftrack/lib/ftrack_app_handler.py
+++ b/pype/ftrack/lib/ftrack_app_handler.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import sys
 import platform
 from avalon import lib as avalonlib
 import acre
-import ftrack_api
 from pype import api as pype
 from pype import lib as pypelib
 from .avalon_sync import get_config_data
@@ -123,6 +122,9 @@ class AppAction(BaseHandler):
         if preactions_launched is False:
             return
 
+        response = self.launch(
+            self.session, *args
+        )
 
         return self._handle_result(
             self.session, response, *args