diff --git a/src/hyfi/workflow/__init__.py b/src/hyfi/workflow/__init__.py
index 75dd1b1a..60ca4996 100644
--- a/src/hyfi/workflow/__init__.py
+++ b/src/hyfi/workflow/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Union
 
-from hyfi.composer import BaseConfig
+from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict, model_validator
+
+from hyfi.composer import Composer
 from hyfi.project import ProjectConfig
 from hyfi.task import TaskConfig
 from hyfi.utils.logging import LOGGING
@@ -10,16 +12,24 @@
 Tasks = List[TaskConfig]
 
 
-class WorkflowConfig(BaseConfig):
-    _config_name_: str = "__init__"
-    _config_group_: str = "workflow"
-
+class WorkflowConfig(BaseModel):
     project: Optional[ProjectConfig] = None
     tasks: Optional[List[Union[str, Dict]]] = []
+    verbose: bool = False
+
+    model_config = ConfigDict(
+        arbitrary_types_allowed=True,
+        extra="allow",
+        validate_assignment=False,
+    )  # type: ignore
+
+    @model_validator(mode="before")
+    def validate_model_config_before(cls, data):
+        # logger.debug("Validating model config before validating each field.")
+        return Composer.to_dict(data)
 
     def get_tasks(self) -> Tasks:
         self.tasks = self.tasks or []
-
         tasks: Tasks = [
             TaskConfig(**getattr(self, name))
             for name in self.tasks