diff --git a/src/dr/evomodel/treedatalikelihood/BeagleDataLikelihoodDelegate.java b/src/dr/evomodel/treedatalikelihood/BeagleDataLikelihoodDelegate.java
index 6d549d1b98..50e3ed3ce2 100644
--- a/src/dr/evomodel/treedatalikelihood/BeagleDataLikelihoodDelegate.java
+++ b/src/dr/evomodel/treedatalikelihood/BeagleDataLikelihoodDelegate.java
@@ -455,9 +455,8 @@ public BeagleDataLikelihoodDelegate(Tree tree,
                 logger.info("  No external BEAGLE resources available, or resource list/requirements not met, using Java implementation");
             }
 
-            if (!settings.useAction) {
-                instanceFlags = instanceDetails.getFlags();
-            }
+
+            instanceFlags = instanceDetails.getFlags();
 
             if ((instanceFlags & BeagleFlag.THREADING_CPP.getMask()) != 0) {
                 if (IS_THREAD_COUNT_COMPATIBLE() && threadCount != 0) {