diff --git a/services/localzone.c b/services/localzone.c
index c87c3b632..5822c810f 100644
--- a/services/localzone.c
+++ b/services/localzone.c
@@ -1593,6 +1593,7 @@ local_zones_answer(struct local_zones* zones, struct query_info* qinfo,
 const char* local_zone_type2str(enum localzone_type t)
 {
 	switch(t) {
+		case local_zone_unset: return "unset";
 		case local_zone_deny: return "deny";
 		case local_zone_refuse: return "refuse";
 		case local_zone_redirect: return "redirect";
diff --git a/services/localzone.h b/services/localzone.h
index f35771004..c202d8cbf 100644
--- a/services/localzone.h
+++ b/services/localzone.h
@@ -60,8 +60,10 @@ struct config_strlist;
  * local-data directly.
  */
 enum localzone_type {
-	/** drop query. Start at 1 to differ from unset tag_actions element. */
-	local_zone_deny = 1,
+	/** unset type, used for unset tag_action elements */
+	local_zone_unset = 0,
+	/** drop query */
+	local_zone_deny,
 	/** answer with error */
 	local_zone_refuse,
 	/** answer nxdomain or nodata */