diff --git a/compose/repository/error.go b/compose/repository/error.go
index 5f883cdce..8bbbc329d 100644
--- a/compose/repository/error.go
+++ b/compose/repository/error.go
@@ -15,3 +15,7 @@ func (e repositoryError) Error() string {
 func (e repositoryError) String() string {
 	return "compose.repository." + string(e)
 }
+
+func (e repositoryError) Eq(err error) bool {
+	return err != nil && e.Error() == err.Error()
+}
diff --git a/compose/service/service.go b/compose/service/service.go
index 75adecc5b..5b1352c37 100644
--- a/compose/service/service.go
+++ b/compose/service/service.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package service
 import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
+	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/actionlog"
+	actionlogRepository "github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/actionlog/repository"
 	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/corredor"
 	"time"
 
@@ -43,6 +45,8 @@ var (
 
 	DefaultLogger *zap.Logger
 
+	DefaultActionlog actionlog.Recorder
+
 	DefaultSettings settings.Service
 
 	// DefaultPermissions Retrieves & stores permissions
@@ -73,6 +77,13 @@ func Initialize(ctx context.Context, log *zap.Logger, c Config) (err error) {
 
 	DefaultLogger = log.Named("service")
 
+	DefaultActionlog = actionlog.NewService(
+		// will log directly to system schema for now
+		actionlogRepository.Mysql(repository.DB(ctx), "sys_actionlog"),
+		log,
+		log,
+	)
+
 	if DefaultPermissions == nil {
 		// Do not override permissions service stored under DefaultPermissions
 		// to allow integration tests to inject own permission service