diff --git a/src/metatensor/metatensor.cpp b/src/metatensor/metatensor.cpp
index 981cbfcbd7..ea3c55a146 100644
--- a/src/metatensor/metatensor.cpp
+++ b/src/metatensor/metatensor.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,11 @@ namespace PLMD { namespace metatensor {
 class MetatensorPlumedAction: public ActionAtomistic, public ActionWithValue {
 public:
     static void registerKeywords(Keywords& keys);
-    explicit MetatensorPlumedAction(const ActionOptions&) {
+    explicit MetatensorPlumedAction(const ActionOptions&):
+        Action(options),
+        ActionAtomistic(options),
+        ActionWithValue(options)
+    {
         throw std::runtime_error(
             "Can not use metatensor action without the corresponding libraries. \n"
             "Make sure to configure with `--enable-metatensor --enable-libtorch` "