diff --git a/lib/ash/changeset/changeset.ex b/lib/ash/changeset/changeset.ex
index e7acd9db..f79b60ba 100644
--- a/lib/ash/changeset/changeset.ex
+++ b/lib/ash/changeset/changeset.ex
@@ -1251,6 +1251,19 @@ defmodule Ash.Changeset do
         other -> other
       end
 
+    case action do
+      %Ash.Resource.Actions.Update{name: name} ->
+        raise ArgumentError,
+          message: """
+          Action #{inspect(changeset.resource)}.#{name} was passed to `Ash.Changeset.for_create`, but it is an update action.
+
+          Perhaps you meant to call `Ash.Changeset.for_create` instead?
+          """
+
+      _ ->
+        :ok
+    end
+
     changeset
     |> set_context(%{
       private: %{
diff --git a/test/actions/load_test.exs b/test/actions/load_test.exs
index 6c3839cc..d1eb95d7 100644
--- a/test/actions/load_test.exs
+++ b/test/actions/load_test.exs
@@ -709,8 +709,7 @@ defmodule Ash.Test.Actions.LoadTest do
         |> Ash.Query.load([:posts, :latest_post])
         |> Ash.read!(authorize?: true)
 
-      author =
-        Ash.load!(author, [:posts, :latest_post], lazy?: true)
+      Ash.load!(author, [:posts, :latest_post], lazy?: true)
     end
 
     test "loading something already loaded still loads it unless lazy?: true" do