diff --git a/examples/cancellation/run.go b/examples/cancellation/run.go
index 902191d82..3816a9a0e 100644
--- a/examples/cancellation/run.go
+++ b/examples/cancellation/run.go
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ func run(events chan<- string) (func() error, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error creating worker: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	err = w.On(
-		worker.Events("user:create:cancellation"),
+	err = w.RegisterWorkflow(
 		&worker.WorkflowJob{
 			Name:        "cancellation",
 			Description: "cancellation",
diff --git a/examples/simple/main.go b/examples/simple/main.go
index 19ad95d25..d078deef5 100644
--- a/examples/simple/main.go
+++ b/examples/simple/main.go
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ func run(events chan<- string) (func() error, error) {
 
 	testSvc := w.NewService("test")
 
-	err = testSvc.On(
-		worker.Events("user:create:simple"),
+	err = testSvc.RegisterWorkflow(
 		&worker.WorkflowJob{
+			On:          worker.Events("user:create:simple"),
 			Name:        "simple",
 			Description: "This runs after an update to the user model.",
 			Concurrency: worker.Concurrency(getConcurrencyKey),
diff --git a/pkg/worker/service.go b/pkg/worker/service.go
index 3173e69a4..b76f569ca 100644
--- a/pkg/worker/service.go
+++ b/pkg/worker/service.go
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ func (s *Service) Use(mws ...MiddlewareFunc) {
 	s.mws.add(mws...)
 }
 
+func (s *Service) RegisterWorkflow(workflow workflowConverter) error {
+	return s.On(workflow.ToWorkflowTrigger(), workflow)
+}
+
 func (s *Service) On(t triggerConverter, workflow workflowConverter) error {
 	namespace := s.worker.client.Namespace()
 
diff --git a/pkg/worker/worker.go b/pkg/worker/worker.go
index 6f9138abd..eb58c58f1 100644
--- a/pkg/worker/worker.go
+++ b/pkg/worker/worker.go
@@ -213,6 +213,10 @@ func (w *Worker) NewService(name string) *Service {
 	return svc
 }
 
+func (w *Worker) RegisterWorkflow(workflow workflowConverter) error {
+	return w.On(workflow.ToWorkflowTrigger(), workflow)
+}
+
 func (w *Worker) On(t triggerConverter, workflow workflowConverter) error {
 	// get the default service
 	svc, ok := w.services.Load("default")
diff --git a/pkg/worker/workflow.go b/pkg/worker/workflow.go
index d470e98c2..f6b44341f 100644
--- a/pkg/worker/workflow.go
+++ b/pkg/worker/workflow.go
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ func (e eventsArr) ToWorkflowTriggers(wt *types.WorkflowTriggers, namespace stri
 type workflowConverter interface {
 	ToWorkflow(svcName string, namespace string) types.Workflow
 	ToActionMap(svcName string) map[string]any
+	ToWorkflowTrigger() triggerConverter
 }
 
 type Workflow struct {
@@ -140,6 +141,8 @@ type WorkflowJob struct {
 
 	Description string
 
+	On triggerConverter
+
 	Concurrency *WorkflowConcurrency
 
 	// The steps that are run in the job
@@ -234,6 +237,10 @@ func (j *WorkflowJob) ToWorkflowJob(svcName string, namespace string) (*types.Wo
 	return apiJob, nil
 }
 
+func (j *WorkflowJob) ToWorkflowTrigger() triggerConverter {
+	return j.On
+}
+
 func (j *WorkflowJob) ToActionMap(svcName string) map[string]any {
 	res := map[string]any{}
 
@@ -317,6 +324,10 @@ func (w *WorkflowStep) AddParents(parents ...string) *WorkflowStep {
 	return w
 }
 
+func (w *WorkflowStep) ToWorkflowTrigger() triggerConverter {
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (w *WorkflowStep) ToWorkflow(svcName string, namespace string) types.Workflow {
 	jobName := w.Name