diff --git a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-scenario.c b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-scenario.c
index 6d6e8ded06..0f12ab4608 100644
--- a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-scenario.c
+++ b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-scenario.c
@@ -4382,6 +4382,8 @@ gst_validate_scenario_load_structures (GstValidateScenario * scenario,
       gst_structure_get_boolean (structure, "handles-states",
           &priv->handles_state);
       gst_structure_get_boolean (structure, "ignore-eos", &priv->ignore_eos);
+      gst_structure_get_boolean (structure, "actions-on-idle",
+          &priv->execute_on_idle);
 
       if (!priv->handles_state)
         priv->target_state = GST_STATE_PLAYING;