diff --git a/packages/plugins/workflow/src/client/triggers/index.tsx b/packages/plugins/workflow/src/client/triggers/index.tsx
index 0d73f9237..76a686a03 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/workflow/src/client/triggers/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/plugins/workflow/src/client/triggers/index.tsx
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ export interface Trigger {
   view?: ISchema;
   scope?: { [key: string]: any };
   components?: { [key: string]: any };
-  render?(props): React.ReactElement;
-  getter?(node: any): React.ReactElement;
+  render?(props): React.ReactNode;
+  getter?(node: any): React.ReactNode;
 };
 
 export const triggers = new Registry<Trigger>();
@@ -70,56 +70,52 @@ function TriggerExecution() {
     <SchemaComponent
       schema={{
         type: 'void',
+        name: execution.id,
+        'x-component': 'Action',
+        'x-component-props': {
+          title: <InfoOutlined />,
+          shape: 'circle',
+          className: 'workflow-node-job-button',
+          type: 'primary'
+        },
         properties: {
-          trigger: {
+          [execution.id]: {
             type: 'void',
-            'x-component': 'Action',
-            'x-component-props': {
-              title: <InfoOutlined />,
-              shape: 'circle',
-              className: 'workflow-node-job-button',
-              type: 'primary'
+            'x-decorator': 'Form',
+            'x-decorator-props': {
+              initialValue: execution
             },
+            'x-component': 'Action.Modal',
+            title: (
+              <div className={cx(nodeTitleClass)}>
+                <Tag>{compile(trigger.title)}</Tag>
+                <strong>{workflow.title}</strong>
+                <span className="workflow-node-id">#{execution.id}</span>
+              </div>
+            ),
             properties: {
-              [execution.id]: {
-                type: 'void',
-                'x-decorator': 'Form',
-                'x-decorator-props': {
-                  initialValue: execution
+              createdAt: {
+                type: 'string',
+                title: `{{t("Triggered at", { ns: "${NAMESPACE}" })}}`,
+                'x-decorator': 'FormItem',
+                'x-component': 'DatePicker',
+                'x-component-props': {
+                  showTime: true
                 },
-                'x-component': 'Action.Modal',
-                title: (
-                  <div className={cx(nodeTitleClass)}>
-                    <Tag>{compile(trigger.title)}</Tag>
-                    <strong>{workflow.title}</strong>
-                    <span className="workflow-node-id">#{execution.id}</span>
-                  </div>
-                ),
-                properties: {
-                  createdAt: {
-                    type: 'string',
-                    title: `{{t("Triggered at", { ns: "${NAMESPACE}" })}}`,
-                    'x-decorator': 'FormItem',
-                    'x-component': 'DatePicker',
-                    'x-component-props': {
-                      showTime: true
-                    },
-                    'x-read-pretty': true,
-                  },
-                  context: {
-                    type: 'object',
-                    title: `{{t("Trigger variables", { ns: "${NAMESPACE}" })}}`,
-                    'x-decorator': 'FormItem',
-                    'x-component': 'Input.JSON',
-                    'x-component-props': {
-                      className: css`
-                        padding: 1em;
-                        background-color: #eee;
-                      `
-                    },
-                    'x-read-pretty': true,
-                  }
-                }
+                'x-read-pretty': true,
+              },
+              context: {
+                type: 'object',
+                title: `{{t("Trigger variables", { ns: "${NAMESPACE}" })}}`,
+                'x-decorator': 'FormItem',
+                'x-component': 'Input.JSON',
+                'x-component-props': {
+                  className: css`
+                    padding: 1em;
+                    background-color: #eee;
+                  `
+                },
+                'x-read-pretty': true,
               }
             }
           }
diff --git a/packages/plugins/workflow/src/server/Plugin.ts b/packages/plugins/workflow/src/server/Plugin.ts
index a964d9369..a6b66b47f 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/workflow/src/server/Plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/plugins/workflow/src/server/Plugin.ts
@@ -16,14 +16,15 @@ import initTriggers, { Trigger } from './triggers';
 import JobModel from './models/Job';
 
 
-
+type Pending = [ExecutionModel, JobModel?];
 export default class WorkflowPlugin extends Plugin {
   instructions: Registry<Instruction> = new Registry();
   triggers: Registry<Trigger> = new Registry();
   calculators = calculators;
   extensions = extensions;
-  executing: Promise<any> = null;
-  pending: [ExecutionModel, JobModel][] = [];
+  executing: ExecutionModel = null;
+  pending: Pending[] = [];
+  events: [WorkflowModel, any, { context?: any }][] = [];
 
   onBeforeSave = async (instance: WorkflowModel, options) => {
     const Model = <typeof WorkflowModel>instance.constructor;
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ export default class WorkflowPlugin extends Plugin {
       });
 
       // check for not started executions
-      await this.dispatch();
+      this.dispatch();
     });
 
     this.app.on('beforeStop', async () => {
@@ -132,12 +133,25 @@ export default class WorkflowPlugin extends Plugin {
     }
   }
 
-  public async trigger(workflow: WorkflowModel, context: Object, options: Transactionable & { context?: any } = {}): Promise<void> {
+  public trigger(workflow: WorkflowModel, context: Object, options: { context?: any } = {}): Promise<void> {
     // `null` means not to trigger
     if (context == null) {
-      return null;
+      return;
     }
 
+    this.events.push([workflow, context, options]);
+
+    if (this.events.length > 1) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // NOTE: no await for quick return
+    setTimeout(this.prepare);
+  }
+
+  private prepare = async () => {
+    const [workflow, context, options] = this.events[0];
+
     if (options.context?.executionId) {
       // NOTE: no transaction here for read-uncommitted execution
       const existed = await workflow.countExecutions({
@@ -152,43 +166,47 @@ export default class WorkflowPlugin extends Plugin {
       }
     }
 
-    const transaction = await (<typeof WorkflowModel>workflow.constructor).database.sequelize.transaction();
+    await this.db.sequelize.transaction(async transaction => {
+      const execution = await workflow.createExecution({
+        context,
+        key: workflow.key,
+        status: EXECUTION_STATUS.CREATED,
+        useTransaction: workflow.useTransaction,
+      }, { transaction });
 
-    const execution = await workflow.createExecution({
-      context,
-      key: workflow.key,
-      status: EXECUTION_STATUS.CREATED,
-      useTransaction: workflow.useTransaction,
-    }, { transaction });
+      const executed = await workflow.countExecutions({ transaction });
 
-    console.log('workflow triggered:', new Date(), workflow.id, execution.id);
+      // NOTE: not to trigger afterUpdate hook here
+      await workflow.update({ executed }, { transaction, hooks: false });
 
-    const executed = await workflow.countExecutions({ transaction });
+      const allExecuted = await (<typeof ExecutionModel>execution.constructor).count({
+        where: {
+          key: workflow.key
+        },
+        transaction
+      });
+      await (<typeof WorkflowModel>workflow.constructor).update({
+        allExecuted
+      }, {
+        where: {
+          key: workflow.key
+        },
+        individualHooks: true,
+        transaction
+      });
 
-    // NOTE: not to trigger afterUpdate hook here
-    await workflow.update({ executed }, { transaction, hooks: false });
+      execution.workflow = workflow;
 
-    const allExecuted = await (<typeof ExecutionModel>execution.constructor).count({
-      where: {
-        key: workflow.key
-      },
-      transaction
-    });
-    await (<typeof WorkflowModel>workflow.constructor).update({
-      allExecuted
-    }, {
-      where: {
-        key: workflow.key
-      },
-      individualHooks: true,
-      transaction
+      return execution;
     });
 
-    execution.workflow = workflow;
+    this.events.shift();
 
-    await transaction.commit();
-
-    setTimeout(() => this.dispatch(execution));
+    if (this.events.length) {
+      await this.prepare();
+    } else {
+      this.dispatch();
+    }
   }
 
   public async resume(job) {
@@ -196,28 +214,37 @@ export default class WorkflowPlugin extends Plugin {
       job.execution = await job.getExecution();
     }
 
-    setTimeout(() => this.dispatch(job.execution, job));
+    this.pending.push([job.execution, job]);
+    this.dispatch();
   }
 
-  private async dispatch(execution?: ExecutionModel, job?: JobModel) {
+  private async dispatch() {
     if (this.executing) {
-      if (job) {
-        this.pending.push([execution, job]);
-      }
       return;
     }
 
-    if (!execution) {
-      execution = await this.db.getRepository('executions').findOne({
+    let next: Pending;
+    // resuming has high priority
+    if (this.pending.length) {
+      next = this.pending.shift();
+    } else {
+      const execution = await this.db.getRepository('executions').findOne({
         filter: {
           status: EXECUTION_STATUS.CREATED
         },
         sort: 'createdAt'
       }) as ExecutionModel;
-      if (!execution) {
-        return;
+      if (execution) {
+        next = [execution];
       }
+    };
+    if (next) {
+      this.process(...next);
     }
+  }
+
+  private async process(execution: ExecutionModel, job?: JobModel) {
+    this.executing = execution;
 
     if (execution.status === EXECUTION_STATUS.CREATED) {
       await execution.update({ status: EXECUTION_STATUS.STARTED });
@@ -225,16 +252,13 @@ export default class WorkflowPlugin extends Plugin {
 
     const processor = this.createProcessor(execution);
 
-    this.executing = job ? processor.resume(job) : processor.start();
+    console.log('workflow processing:', new Date(), execution.workflowId, execution.id);
 
-    await this.executing;
+    await (job ? processor.resume(job) : processor.start());
 
     this.executing = null;
 
-    setTimeout(() => {
-      const args = this.pending.length ? this.pending.shift() : [];
-      this.dispatch(...args);
-    });
+    this.dispatch();
   }
 
   private createProcessor(execution: ExecutionModel, options = {}): Processor {
diff --git a/packages/plugins/workflow/src/server/Processor.ts b/packages/plugins/workflow/src/server/Processor.ts
index 627ddefe0..725340125 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/workflow/src/server/Processor.ts
+++ b/packages/plugins/workflow/src/server/Processor.ts
@@ -70,15 +70,13 @@ export default class Processor {
 
     const { options } = this;
 
-    const { sequelize } = (<typeof ExecutionModel>this.execution.constructor).database;
-
     // @ts-ignore
     return options.transaction && !options.transaction.finished
       ? options.transaction
-      : await sequelize.transaction();
+      : await options.plugin.db.sequelize.transaction();
   }
 
-  async prepare(commit?: boolean) {
+  private async prepare() {
     const transaction = await this.getTransaction();
     this.transaction = transaction;
 
@@ -97,10 +95,6 @@ export default class Processor {
     });
 
     this.makeJobs(jobs);
-
-    if (commit) {
-      await this.commit();
-    }
   }
 
   public async start() {
diff --git a/packages/plugins/workflow/src/server/__tests__/Plugin.test.ts b/packages/plugins/workflow/src/server/__tests__/Plugin.test.ts
index aacb3f324..9956b0af8 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/workflow/src/server/__tests__/Plugin.test.ts
+++ b/packages/plugins/workflow/src/server/__tests__/Plugin.test.ts
@@ -183,6 +183,41 @@ describe('workflow > Plugin', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('cycling trigger', () => {
+    it('trigger should not be triggered more than once in same execution', async () => {
+      const workflow = await WorkflowModel.create({
+        enabled: true,
+        type: 'collection',
+        config: {
+          mode: 1,
+          collection: 'posts'
+        }
+      });
+
+      const n1 = await workflow.createNode({
+        type: 'create',
+        config: {
+          collection: 'posts',
+          params: {
+            values: {
+              title: 't2'
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      });
+
+      const post = await PostRepo.create({ values: { title: 't1' } });
+
+      await sleep(500);
+
+      const posts = await PostRepo.find();
+      expect(posts.length).toBe(2);
+
+      const [execution] = await workflow.getExecutions();
+      expect(execution.status).toBe(EXECUTION_STATUS.RESOLVED);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('dispatcher', () => {
     it.skip('multiple triggers in same event', async () => {
       const w1 = await WorkflowModel.create({
@@ -203,15 +238,27 @@ describe('workflow > Plugin', () => {
         }
       });
 
+      const w3 = await WorkflowModel.create({
+        enabled: true,
+        type: 'collection',
+        config: {
+          mode: 1,
+          collection: 'posts'
+        }
+      });
+
       const p1 = await PostRepo.create({ values: { title: 't1' } });
 
-      await sleep(500);
+      await sleep(1000);
 
       const [e1] = await w1.getExecutions();
       expect(e1.status).toBe(EXECUTION_STATUS.RESOLVED);
 
       const [e2] = await w2.getExecutions();
       expect(e2.status).toBe(EXECUTION_STATUS.RESOLVED);
+
+      const [e3] = await w3.getExecutions();
+      expect(e3.status).toBe(EXECUTION_STATUS.RESOLVED);
     });
 
     it('when server starts, process all created executions', async () => {
diff --git a/packages/plugins/workflow/src/server/__tests__/Processor.test.ts b/packages/plugins/workflow/src/server/__tests__/Processor.test.ts
index a1c09867d..d12700e2c 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/workflow/src/server/__tests__/Processor.test.ts
+++ b/packages/plugins/workflow/src/server/__tests__/Processor.test.ts
@@ -425,30 +425,4 @@ describe('workflow > Processor', () => {
       expect(jobs.length).toEqual(5);
     });
   });
-
-  describe('cycling trigger', () => {
-    it('trigger should not be triggered more than once in same execution', async () => {
-      const n1 = await workflow.createNode({
-        type: 'create',
-        config: {
-          collection: 'posts',
-          params: {
-            values: {
-              title: 't2'
-            }
-          }
-        }
-      });
-
-      const post = await PostRepo.create({ values: { title: 't1' } });
-
-      await sleep(500);
-
-      const posts = await PostRepo.find();
-      expect(posts.length).toBe(2);
-
-      const [execution] = await workflow.getExecutions();
-      expect(execution.status).toBe(EXECUTION_STATUS.RESOLVED);
-    });
-  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/plugins/workflow/src/server/triggers/collection.ts b/packages/plugins/workflow/src/server/triggers/collection.ts
index aeb6605df..7563de978 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/workflow/src/server/triggers/collection.ts
+++ b/packages/plugins/workflow/src/server/triggers/collection.ts
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ async function handler(this: CollectionTrigger, workflow: WorkflowModel, data: M
 
   // NOTE: if no configured fields changed, do not trigger
   if (changed
-      && changed.length
-      && changed
-        .filter(name => !['linkTo', 'hasOne', 'hasMany', 'belongsToMany'].includes(collection.getField(name).type))
-        .every(name => !data.changedWithAssociations(getFieldRawName(collection, name)))
+    && changed.length
+    && changed
+      .filter(name => !['linkTo', 'hasOne', 'hasMany', 'belongsToMany'].includes(collection.getField(name).type))
+      .every(name => !data.changedWithAssociations(getFieldRawName(collection, name)))
   ) {
     return;
   }
@@ -70,10 +70,8 @@ async function handler(this: CollectionTrigger, workflow: WorkflowModel, data: M
     }
   }
 
-  setTimeout(() => {
-    this.plugin.trigger(workflow, { data: data.get() }, {
-      context
-    });
+  this.plugin.trigger(workflow, { data: data.get() }, {
+    context
   });
 }