diff --git a/packages/edge/api/actor/src/route/actors.rs b/packages/edge/api/actor/src/route/actors.rs
index 94b420541b..a148f8bfe6 100644
--- a/packages/edge/api/actor/src/route/actors.rs
+++ b/packages/edge/api/actor/src/route/actors.rs
@@ -150,14 +150,14 @@ pub async fn create(
 
 	tracing::info!(?actor_id, ?tags, "creating actor with tags");
 
-	let create_fut = if network.wait_ready.unwrap_or_default() {
+	let allocated_fut = if network.wait_ready.unwrap_or_default() {
 		std::future::pending().boxed()
 	} else {
-		let mut create_sub = ctx
-			.subscribe::<pegboard::workflows::actor::CreateComplete>(("actor_id", actor_id))
+		let mut allocated_sub = ctx
+			.subscribe::<pegboard::workflows::actor::Allocated>(("actor_id", actor_id))
 			.await?;
 
-		async move { create_sub.next().await }.boxed()
+		async move { allocated_sub.next().await }.boxed()
 	};
 	let mut ready_sub = ctx
 		.subscribe::<pegboard::workflows::actor::Ready>(("actor_id", actor_id))
@@ -238,9 +238,9 @@ pub async fn create(
 	.dispatch()
 	.await?;
 
-	// Wait for create/ready, fail, or destroy
+	// Wait for allocated/ready, fail, or destroy
 	tokio::select! {
-		res = create_fut => { res?; },
+		res = allocated_fut => { res?; },
 		res = ready_sub.next() => { res?; },
 		res = fail_sub.next() => {
 			let msg = res?;
diff --git a/packages/edge/services/pegboard/src/workflows/actor/mod.rs b/packages/edge/services/pegboard/src/workflows/actor/mod.rs
index 023628198a..4ab6833411 100644
--- a/packages/edge/services/pegboard/src/workflows/actor/mod.rs
+++ b/packages/edge/services/pegboard/src/workflows/actor/mod.rs
@@ -146,6 +146,13 @@ pub async fn pegboard_actor(ctx: &mut WorkflowCtx, input: &Input) -> GlobalResul
 		return Ok(());
 	};
 
+	ctx.v(2).msg(Allocated {
+		client_id: res.client_id,
+	})
+	.tag("actor_id", input.actor_id)
+	.send()
+	.await?;
+
 	let state_res = ctx
 		.loope(
 			runtime::State::new(res.client_id, res.client_workflow_id, input.image_id),
@@ -447,6 +454,11 @@ pub async fn pegboard_actor(ctx: &mut WorkflowCtx, input: &Input) -> GlobalResul
 #[message("pegboard_actor_create_complete")]
 pub struct CreateComplete {}
 
+#[message("pegboard_actor_allocated")]
+pub struct Allocated {
+	pub client_id: Uuid,
+}
+
 #[message("pegboard_actor_failed")]
 pub struct Failed {
 	pub message: String,