diff --git a/metagpt/actions/action.py b/metagpt/actions/action.py
index 86a6664ba..10579d4f4 100644
--- a/metagpt/actions/action.py
+++ b/metagpt/actions/action.py
@@ -12,13 +12,14 @@ from typing import Optional
 from tenacity import retry, stop_after_attempt, wait_fixed
 
 from metagpt.actions.action_output import ActionOutput
+from metagpt.config import Config
 from metagpt.utils.common import OutputParser
 from metagpt.logs import logger
 
 
 class Action(ABC):
-    def __init__(self, options, name: str = '', context=None, llm=None):
-        self.options = options
+    def __init__(self, options=None, name: str = '', context=None, llm=None):
+        self.options = options or Config().runtime_options
         self.name: str = name
         self.llm = llm
         self.context = context
diff --git a/metagpt/roles/role.py b/metagpt/roles/role.py
index f605f5010..4f46bb973 100644
--- a/metagpt/roles/role.py
+++ b/metagpt/roles/role.py
@@ -103,10 +103,9 @@ class Role:
     """Role/Proxy"""
 
     def __init__(self, options=None, cost_manager=None, name="", profile="", goal="", constraints="", desc="", *args, **kwargs):
-        if not options:
-            options = Config().runtime_options
-        if not cost_manager:
-            cost_manager = CostManager(*options)
+        options = options or Config().runtime_options
+        cost_manager = cost_manager or CostManager(*options)
+
         self._options = Role.supply_options(options=kwargs, default_options=options)
 
         name = Role.format_value(name, self._options)