diff --git a/views/elements/jqGrid.ctp b/views/elements/jqGrid.ctp
index f41e985..1b4ae4b 100644
--- a/views/elements/jqGrid.ctp
+++ b/views/elements/jqGrid.ctp
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ $postData['fields'] = serialize(array_map(create_function('$col',
 // Determine if we're to be using a custom list, or if
 // the data will simply be action based.
 if (isset($custom_ids)) {
-  $action = 'idlist';
+  if (!isset($action))
+    $action = 'idlist';
   $postData['idlist'] = serialize($custom_ids);
 }
 elseif (!isset($action)) {