diff --git a/apps/signal/51-function-call-effect/src/app/action.component.ts b/apps/signal/51-function-call-effect/src/app/action.component.ts
index 22e0e7a4f..c05f6b289 100644
--- a/apps/signal/51-function-call-effect/src/app/action.component.ts
+++ b/apps/signal/51-function-call-effect/src/app/action.component.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
   effect,
   inject,
   signal,
+  untracked,
 } from '@angular/core';
 import { FormsModule } from '@angular/forms';
 import { UserService } from './user.service';
@@ -38,7 +39,8 @@ export class ActionsComponent {
 
   constructor() {
     effect(() => {
-      this.userService.log(this.action() ?? 'No action selected');
+      const action = this.action() ?? 'No action selected';
+      untracked(() => this.userService.log(action));
     });
   }
 }