diff --git a/app/models/manageiq/providers/workflows/automation_manager/workflow_instance.rb b/app/models/manageiq/providers/workflows/automation_manager/workflow_instance.rb
index 5b3b832..eb3f67b 100644
--- a/app/models/manageiq/providers/workflows/automation_manager/workflow_instance.rb
+++ b/app/models/manageiq/providers/workflows/automation_manager/workflow_instance.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 class ManageIQ::Providers::Workflows::AutomationManager::WorkflowInstance < ManageIQ::Providers::EmbeddedAutomationManager::ConfigurationScript
-  def run_queue(zone: nil, role: "automate", object: nil, deliver_on: nil, server_guid: nil)
+  def run_queue(zone: nil, role: "automate", object: nil, object_type: nil, object_id: nil, deliver_on: nil, server_guid: nil)
     args = {:zone => zone, :role => role}
     if object
       args[:object_type] = object.class.name
       args[:object_id]   = object.id
+    elsif object_type && object_id
+      args[:object_type] = object_type
+      args[:object_id]   = object_id
     end
 
     queue_opts = {
diff --git a/lib/manageiq/providers/workflows/runner.rb b/lib/manageiq/providers/workflows/runner.rb
index 714fd8f..b4108d6 100644
--- a/lib/manageiq/providers/workflows/runner.rb
+++ b/lib/manageiq/providers/workflows/runner.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def initialize
 
         def start
           $workflows_log.debug("Runner: Starting workflows runner...")
-          self.docker_wait_thread = Thread.new { docker_wait }
+          self.docker_wait_thread = Thread.new { loop { docker_wait } }
           $workflows_log.debug("Runner: Starting workflows runner...Complete")
         end
 
@@ -47,23 +47,21 @@ def delete_workflow_instance(workflow_instance)
         attr_accessor :docker_wait_thread
 
         def docker_wait
-          loop do
-            docker_runner = Floe::Runner.for_resource("docker")
-            docker_runner.wait do |event, data|
-              execution_id, runner_context = data.values_at("execution_id", "runner_context")
-              $workflows_log.debug("Runner: Caught event [#{event}] for workflow [#{execution_id}] container [#{runner_context["container_ref"]}]")
-
-              workflow_instance, queue_args = workflow_instances[execution_id]
-              next if workflow_instance.nil?
-
-              $workflows_log.debug("Runner: Queueing update for WorkflowInstance ID: [#{workflow_instance.id}]")
-
-              workflow_instance.run_queue(**queue_args)
-            end
-          rescue => err
-            $workflows_log.warn("Error: [#{err}]")
-            $workflows_log.log_backtrace(err)
+          docker_runner = Floe::Runner.for_resource("docker")
+          docker_runner.wait do |event, data|
+            execution_id, runner_context = data.values_at("execution_id", "runner_context")
+            $workflows_log.debug("Runner: Caught event [#{event}] for workflow [#{execution_id}] container [#{runner_context["container_ref"]}]")
+
+            workflow_instance, queue_args = workflow_instances[execution_id]
+            next if workflow_instance.nil?
+
+            $workflows_log.debug("Runner: Queueing update for WorkflowInstance ID: [#{workflow_instance.id}]")
+
+            workflow_instance.run_queue(**queue_args)
           end
+        rescue => err
+          $workflows_log.warn("Error: [#{err}]")
+          $workflows_log.log_backtrace(err)
         end
 
         def stop_thread(thread)
diff --git a/spec/lib/manageiq/providers/workflows/runner_spec.rb b/spec/lib/manageiq/providers/workflows/runner_spec.rb
index d58ff9d..99744d0 100644
--- a/spec/lib/manageiq/providers/workflows/runner_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/manageiq/providers/workflows/runner_spec.rb
@@ -29,4 +29,58 @@
       end
     end
   end
+
+  describe "#docker_wait (private)" do
+    let(:docker_runner) { double("Floe::ContainerRunner::Docker") }
+    let(:execution_id)  { SecureRandom.uuid }
+    let(:container_ref) { SecureRandom.uuid }
+    let(:event)         { "create" }
+    let(:data)          { {"execution_id" => execution_id, "runner_context" => {"container_ref" => container_ref}} }
+
+    before do
+      allow(Floe::Runner).to receive(:for_resource).with("docker").and_return(docker_runner)
+      allow(docker_runner).to receive(:wait).and_yield(event, data)
+    end
+
+    context "with no workflows in #workflow_instances" do
+      it "doesn't queue an update for an unrecognized workflow" do
+        subject.send(:docker_wait)
+
+        expect(MiqQueue.count).to be_zero
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "with a workflow_instance registered with this runner" do
+      let(:workflow_instance) { FactoryBot.create(:workflows_automation_workflow_instance, :manager_ref => execution_id) }
+      let(:queue_args)        { {:zone => nil, :role => "automate"} }
+      before { subject.add_workflow_instance(workflow_instance, queue_args) }
+
+      it "queues a run for the workflow instance" do
+        subject.send(:docker_wait)
+
+        expect(MiqQueue.count).to eq(1)
+        expect(MiqQueue.first).to have_attributes(
+          :class_name  => "ManageIQ::Providers::Workflows::AutomationManager::WorkflowInstance",
+          :method_name => "run",
+          :args        => [{:zone => nil, :role => "automate"}],
+        )
+      end
+
+      context "with an object in queue_args" do
+        let(:service)    { FactoryBot.create(:service) }
+        let(:queue_args) { {:zone => nil, :role => "automate", :object_type => service.class.name, :object_id => service.id} }
+
+        it "queues a run for the workflow instance" do
+          subject.send(:docker_wait)
+
+          expect(MiqQueue.count).to eq(1)
+          expect(MiqQueue.first).to have_attributes(
+            :class_name  => "ManageIQ::Providers::Workflows::AutomationManager::WorkflowInstance",
+            :method_name => "run",
+            :args        => [{:zone => nil, :role => "automate", :object_type => service.class.name, :object_id => service.id}],
+          )
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end