diff --git a/automation/service/trigger.go b/automation/service/trigger.go
index 5583977b7..a932b4c03 100644
--- a/automation/service/trigger.go
+++ b/automation/service/trigger.go
@@ -616,12 +616,24 @@ func (svc *trigger) unregisterTriggers(tt ...*types.Trigger) {
 	}
 }
 
-func loadTrigger(ctx context.Context, s store.Storer, workflowID uint64) (res *types.Trigger, err error) {
+func loadTrigger(ctx context.Context, s store.Storer, triggerID uint64) (res *types.Trigger, err error) {
+	if triggerID == 0 {
+		return nil, TriggerErrInvalidID()
+	}
+
+	if res, err = store.LookupAutomationTriggerByID(ctx, s, triggerID); errors.IsNotFound(err) {
+		return nil, TriggerErrNotFound()
+	}
+
+	return
+}
+
+func loadWorkflowTriggers(ctx context.Context, s store.Storer, workflowID uint64) (tt types.TriggerSet, err error) {
 	if workflowID == 0 {
 		return nil, TriggerErrInvalidID()
 	}
 
-	if res, err = store.LookupAutomationTriggerByID(ctx, s, workflowID); errors.IsNotFound(err) {
+	if tt, _, err = store.SearchAutomationTriggers(ctx, s, types.TriggerFilter{WorkflowID: []uint64{workflowID}}); errors.IsNotFound(err) {
 		return nil, TriggerErrNotFound()
 	}
 
diff --git a/automation/service/workflow.go b/automation/service/workflow.go
index 127a44b5f..dc852151a 100644
--- a/automation/service/workflow.go
+++ b/automation/service/workflow.go
@@ -521,7 +521,9 @@ func (svc *workflow) Exec(ctx context.Context, workflowID uint64, p types.Workfl
 		// Find the trigger.
 		t, err = func() (*types.Trigger, error) {
 			var tt types.TriggerSet
-			tt, _, err = svc.triggers.Search(ctx, types.TriggerFilter{WorkflowID: []uint64{workflowID}})
+			// Load triggers directly from the store. At this point we do not care
+			// about trigger search or read permissions
+			tt, err = loadWorkflowTriggers(ctx, svc.store, workflowID)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
@@ -539,6 +541,10 @@ func (svc *workflow) Exec(ctx context.Context, workflowID uint64, p types.Workfl
 			return nil, nil
 		}()
 
+		if err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+
 		// Start with workflow scope
 		scope := wf.Scope.MustMerge()