diff --git a/src/services/discourse/core.service.ts b/src/services/discourse/core.service.ts
index 873e50c..a496fb9 100644
--- a/src/services/discourse/core.service.ts
+++ b/src/services/discourse/core.service.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ async function createDiscourseSchedule(platformId: string, endpoint: string): Pr
   try {
     const schedule = await temporalDiscourse.createSchedule(platformId, endpoint);
     logger.info(`Started schedule '${schedule.scheduleId}'`);
+    await schedule.trigger();
     return schedule.scheduleId;
   } catch (error) {
     logger.error(error, 'Failed to create discourse schedule');