diff --git a/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Runtime/Services/LocalWorkflowClient.cs b/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Runtime/Services/LocalWorkflowClient.cs
index a81b08e66..6b73d2906 100644
--- a/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Runtime/Services/LocalWorkflowClient.cs
+++ b/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Runtime/Services/LocalWorkflowClient.cs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public class LocalWorkflowClient(
             Properties = request.Properties
         };
 
-        workflowInstanceManager.CreateWorkflowInstance(workflowGraph.Workflow, options);
+        await workflowInstanceManager.CreateAndCommitWorkflowInstanceAsync(workflowGraph.Workflow, options, cancellationToken);
         return new();
     }