diff --git a/dotdrop/config.py b/dotdrop/config.py
index bbefbc0..9f96d03 100644
--- a/dotdrop/config.py
+++ b/dotdrop/config.py
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ class Cfg:
         if self.key_actions in self.content:
             if self.content[self.key_actions] is not None:
                 for k, v in self.content[self.key_actions].items():
+                    # loop through all actions
                     if k in [self.key_actions_pre, self.key_actions_post]:
                         # parse pre/post actions
                         items = self.content[self.key_actions][k].items()
@@ -132,7 +133,9 @@ class Cfg:
                             self.actions[k][k2] = Action(k2, v2)
                     else:
                         # parse naked actions as post actions
-                        self.actions[k] = Action(k, v)
+                        if self.key_actions_post not in self.actions:
+                            self.actions[self.key_actions_post] = {}
+                        self.actions[self.key_actions_post][k] = Action(k, v)
 
         # parse all transformations
         if self.key_trans in self.content:
@@ -246,12 +249,9 @@ class Cfg:
                     entry in self.actions[self.key_actions_post]:
                 key = self.key_actions_post
                 action = self.actions[self.key_actions_post][entry]
-            elif entry not in self.actions.keys():
+            else:
                 self.log.warn('unknown action \"{}\"'.format(entry))
                 continue
-            else:
-                key = self.key_actions_post
-                action = self.actions[entry]
             res[key].append(action)
         return res
 
diff --git a/tests-ng/actions.sh b/tests-ng/actions.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..980d40a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests-ng/actions.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# author: deadc0de6 (https://github.com/deadc0de6)
+# Copyright (c) 2017, deadc0de6
+#
+# test pre/post/naked actions
+# returns 1 in case of error
+#
+
+# exit on first error
+set -e
+
+# all this crap to get current path
+rl="readlink -f"
+if ! ${rl} "${0}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  rl="realpath"
+
+  if ! hash ${rl}; then
+    echo "\"${rl}\" not found !" && exit 1
+  fi
+fi
+cur=$(dirname "$(${rl} "${0}")")
+
+#hash dotdrop >/dev/null 2>&1
+#[ "$?" != "0" ] && echo "install dotdrop to run tests" && exit 1
+
+#echo "called with ${1}"
+
+# dotdrop path can be pass as argument
+ddpath="${cur}/../"
+[ "${1}" != "" ] && ddpath="${1}"
+[ ! -d ${ddpath} ] && echo "ddpath \"${ddpath}\" is not a directory" && exit 1
+
+export PYTHONPATH="${ddpath}:${PYTHONPATH}"
+bin="python3 -m dotdrop.dotdrop"
+
+echo "dotdrop path: ${ddpath}"
+echo "pythonpath: ${PYTHONPATH}"
+
+# get the helpers
+source ${cur}/helpers
+
+echo "RUNNING $(basename $BASH_SOURCE)"
+
+################################################################
+# this is the test
+################################################################
+
+# the action temp
+tmpa=`mktemp -d`
+# the dotfile source
+tmps=`mktemp -d`
+mkdir -p ${tmps}/dotfiles
+# the dotfile destination
+tmpd=`mktemp -d`
+
+# create the config file
+cfg="${tmps}/config.yaml"
+
+cat > ${cfg} << _EOF
+actions:
+  pre:
+    preaction: echo 'pre' > ${tmpa}/pre
+  post:
+    postaction: echo 'post' > ${tmpa}/post
+  nakedaction: echo 'naked' > ${tmpa}/naked
+config:
+  backup: true
+  create: true
+  dotpath: dotfiles
+dotfiles:
+  f_abc:
+    dst: ${tmpd}/abc
+    src: abc
+    actions:
+      - preaction
+      - postaction
+      - nakedaction
+profiles:
+  p1:
+    dotfiles:
+    - f_abc
+_EOF
+cat ${cfg}
+
+# create the dotfile
+echo "test" > ${tmps}/dotfiles/abc
+tree ${tmps}
+
+# install
+cd ${ddpath} | ${bin} install -f -c ${cfg} -p p1
+
+# checks
+[ ! -e ${tmpa}/pre ] && exit 1
+grep pre ${tmpa}/pre >/dev/null
+[ ! -e ${tmpa}/post ] && exit 1
+grep post ${tmpa}/post >/dev/null
+[ ! -e ${tmpa}/naked ] && exit 1
+grep naked ${tmpa}/naked >/dev/null
+
+## CLEANING
+rm -rf ${tmps} ${tmpd} ${tmpa}
+
+echo "OK"
+exit 0