diff --git a/config/alfresco/action-services-context.xml b/config/alfresco/action-services-context.xml
index cd131c9bd6..4bd28877a8 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/action-services-context.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/action-services-context.xml
@@ -410,12 +410,15 @@
     </bean>
     
     <bean id="start-avm-workflow" class="org.alfresco.repo.avm.actions.StartAVMWorkflowAction" parent="action-executer">
-        <property name="workflowService">
-        	<ref bean="WorkflowService"/>
-        </property>
-        <property name="personService">
-        	<ref bean="personService"/>
-        </property>
+      <property name="workflowService">
+         <ref bean="WorkflowService"/>
+      </property>
+      <property name="personService">
+         <ref bean="personService"/>
+      </property>
+      <property name="publicAction">
+         <value>false</value>
+      </property>
     </bean>
     
     <bean id="simple-avm-promote" class="org.alfresco.repo.avm.actions.SimpleAVMPromoteAction" parent="action-executer">
diff --git a/config/alfresco/workflow-context.xml b/config/alfresco/workflow-context.xml
index e99cb2bde0..c982c5883d 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/workflow-context.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/workflow-context.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
    <!--                 -->
 
    <bean id="start-workflow" class="org.alfresco.repo.workflow.StartWorkflowActionExecuter" parent="action-executer">
-      <property name="publicAction"><value>true</value></property>
+      <property name="publicAction"><value>false</value></property>
       <property name="namespaceService" ref="NamespaceService"/>
       <property name="nodeService" ref="NodeService"/>
       <property name="workflowService" ref="WorkflowService"/>