diff --git a/deploy/db/tinkerbell-init.sql b/deploy/db/tinkerbell-init.sql
index a4b359add..a438c9b4b 100644
--- a/deploy/db/tinkerbell-init.sql
+++ b/deploy/db/tinkerbell-init.sql
@@ -75,8 +75,10 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS workflow_data (
         , data JSONB
 );
 
+CREATE EXTENSION "uuid-ossp";
+
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS events (
-	id UUID UNIQUE NOT NULL
+	id UUID UNIQUE DEFAULT uuid_generate_v4()
 	, resource_id UUID NOT NULL
 	, resource_type int NOT NULL
 	, event_type int NOT NULL
@@ -100,3 +102,17 @@ $$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
 CREATE TRIGGER events_channel
 AFTER INSERT ON events
 FOR EACH ROW EXECUTE PROCEDURE events_notify_changes()
+
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION insert_event()
+RETURNS trigger AS $trigger1$
+BEGIN
+  IF (TG_OP = 'INSERT') THEN
+        INSERT INTO events(resource_id, resource_type, event_type, data) VALUES (new.workflow_id, 2, 0, new.action_list);
+        RETURN NEW;
+  END IF;
+END;
+$trigger1$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
+
+CREATE TRIGGER workflow_trigger
+AFTER INSERT ON workflow_state
+FOR EACH ROW EXECUTE PROCEDURE insert_event()