diff --git a/openbox/actions/exit.c b/openbox/actions/exit.c
index 19b78e9c..747514f6 100644
--- a/openbox/actions/exit.c
+++ b/openbox/actions/exit.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ static gpointer setup_func(ObParseInst *i, xmlDocPtr doc, xmlNodePtr node)
     Options *o;
 
     o = g_new0(Options, 1);
+    o->prompt = TRUE;
 
     if ((n = parse_find_node("prompt", node)))
         o->prompt = parse_bool(doc, n);
diff --git a/openbox/actions/session.c b/openbox/actions/session.c
index 0031a273..0117e07c 100644
--- a/openbox/actions/session.c
+++ b/openbox/actions/session.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ static gpointer setup_func(ObParseInst *i, xmlDocPtr doc, xmlNodePtr node)
     Options *o;
 
     o = g_new0(Options, 1);
+    o->prompt = TRUE;
 
     if ((n = parse_find_node("prompt", node)))
         o->prompt = parse_bool(doc, n);