diff --git a/syndicate/dataspace.rkt b/syndicate/dataspace.rkt
index 052386e..3d52d52 100644
--- a/syndicate/dataspace.rkt
+++ b/syndicate/dataspace.rkt
@@ -335,11 +335,12 @@
                                      (when new-handler (dataspace-subscribe! ds new-handler)))))))))
 
 (define (commit-actions! ds ac)
-  (define pending (actor-pending-actions ac))
-  ;; (log-info "commit-actions!: ~a actions ~a" ac (queue->list pending))
-  (set-dataspace-pending-actions! ds (enqueue (dataspace-pending-actions ds)
-                                              (action-group ac (queue->list pending))))
-  (set-actor-pending-actions! ac (make-queue)))
+  (define pending (queue->list (actor-pending-actions ac)))
+  ;; (log-info "commit-actions!: ~a actions ~a" ac pending)
+  (when (pair? pending)
+    (set-actor-pending-actions! ac (make-queue))
+    (set-dataspace-pending-actions! ds (enqueue (dataspace-pending-actions ds)
+                                                (action-group ac pending)))))
 
 (define (run-all-pending-scripts! ds)
   (define runnable (dataspace-runnable ds))