diff --git a/api/application.go b/api/application.go
index b4bee163..4384a9c8 100644
--- a/api/application.go
+++ b/api/application.go
@@ -249,9 +249,13 @@ func (h ApplicationHandler) Create(ctx *gin.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	rtx := WithContext(ctx)
 	tr := trigger.Application{
-		TaskManager: WithContext(ctx).TaskManager,
-		DB:          h.DB(ctx),
+		Trigger: trigger.Trigger{
+			TaskManager: rtx.TaskManager,
+			Client:      rtx.Client,
+			DB:          h.DB(ctx),
+		},
 	}
 	err = tr.Created(m)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -384,9 +388,13 @@ func (h ApplicationHandler) Update(ctx *gin.Context) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	rtx := WithContext(ctx)
 	tr := trigger.Application{
-		TaskManager: WithContext(ctx).TaskManager,
-		DB:          h.DB(ctx),
+		Trigger: trigger.Trigger{
+			TaskManager: rtx.TaskManager,
+			Client:      rtx.Client,
+			DB:          h.DB(ctx),
+		},
 	}
 	err = tr.Updated(m)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/api/identity.go b/api/identity.go
index 1ee91bac..40d5bd41 100644
--- a/api/identity.go
+++ b/api/identity.go
@@ -208,9 +208,13 @@ func (h IdentityHandler) Update(ctx *gin.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	rtx := WithContext(ctx)
 	tr := trigger.Identity{
-		TaskManager: WithContext(ctx).TaskManager,
-		DB:          h.DB(ctx),
+		Trigger: trigger.Trigger{
+			TaskManager: rtx.TaskManager,
+			Client:      rtx.Client,
+			DB:          h.DB(ctx),
+		},
 	}
 	err = tr.Updated(m)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/importer/manager.go b/importer/manager.go
index bcf7ef47..b11f45e4 100644
--- a/importer/manager.go
+++ b/importer/manager.go
@@ -346,8 +346,11 @@ func (m *Manager) createApplication(imp *model.Import) (ok bool) {
 	}
 	// best effort
 	tr := trigger.Application{
-		TaskManager: m.TaskManager,
-		DB:          m.DB,
+		Trigger: trigger.Trigger{
+			TaskManager: m.TaskManager,
+			Client:      m.Client,
+			DB:          m.DB,
+		},
 	}
 	err := tr.Created(app)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/trigger/application.go b/trigger/application.go
index a89b13d1..44823f63 100644
--- a/trigger/application.go
+++ b/trigger/application.go
@@ -5,14 +5,11 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/konveyor/tackle2-hub/model"
 	tasking "github.com/konveyor/tackle2-hub/task"
-	"gorm.io/gorm"
 )
 
 // Application trigger.
 type Application struct {
 	Trigger
-	TaskManager *tasking.Manager
-	DB          *gorm.DB
 }
 
 // Created trigger.
diff --git a/trigger/identity.go b/trigger/identity.go
index 703e5e2d..e8416c6a 100644
--- a/trigger/identity.go
+++ b/trigger/identity.go
@@ -2,22 +2,21 @@ package trigger
 
 import (
 	"github.com/konveyor/tackle2-hub/model"
-	tasking "github.com/konveyor/tackle2-hub/task"
-	"gorm.io/gorm"
 )
 
 // Identity trigger.
 type Identity struct {
 	Trigger
-	TaskManager *tasking.Manager
-	DB          *gorm.DB
 }
 
 // Updated model created trigger.
 func (r *Identity) Updated(m *model.Identity) (err error) {
 	tr := Application{
-		TaskManager: r.TaskManager,
-		DB:          r.DB,
+		Trigger: Trigger{
+			TaskManager: r.TaskManager,
+			Client:      r.Client,
+			DB:          r.DB,
+		},
 	}
 	for i := range m.Applications {
 		err = tr.Updated(&m.Applications[i])
diff --git a/trigger/pkg.go b/trigger/pkg.go
index a731fc19..20bd344e 100644
--- a/trigger/pkg.go
+++ b/trigger/pkg.go
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ import (
 	liberr "github.com/jortel/go-utils/error"
 	crd "github.com/konveyor/tackle2-hub/k8s/api/tackle/v1alpha2"
 	"github.com/konveyor/tackle2-hub/settings"
+	tasking "github.com/konveyor/tackle2-hub/task"
+	"gorm.io/gorm"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/selection"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
 	k8sclient "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client/config"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -19,20 +19,13 @@ var (
 
 // Trigger supports actions triggered by model changes.
 type Trigger struct {
+	TaskManager *tasking.Manager
+	Client      k8sclient.Client
+	DB          *gorm.DB
 }
 
 // FindTasks returns tasks with the specified label.
 func (r *Trigger) FindTasks(label string) (matched []*crd.Task, err error) {
-	cfg, _ := config.GetConfig()
-	client, err := k8sclient.New(
-		cfg,
-		k8sclient.Options{
-			Scheme: scheme.Scheme,
-		})
-	if err != nil {
-		err = liberr.Wrap(err)
-		return
-	}
 	selector := labels.NewSelector()
 	req, _ := labels.NewRequirement(
 		label,
@@ -44,7 +37,7 @@ func (r *Trigger) FindTasks(label string) (matched []*crd.Task, err error) {
 		LabelSelector: selector,
 	}
 	list := crd.TaskList{}
-	err = client.List(
+	err = r.Client.List(
 		context.TODO(),
 		&list,
 		options)