diff --git a/app/settings.py b/app/settings.py
index 0587eb329fd2f8dabd7e722a7cfdf4c26099e608..4e567edb69643027d12f83ff16ce97e846df35c3 100644
--- a/app/settings.py
+++ b/app/settings.py
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ CSENTRY_ENVIRONMENT = "staging"
 AWX_URL = "https://torn.tn.esss.lu.se"
 # AWX job templates
 AWX_CORE_SERVICES_UPDATE = "ics-ans-core @ DHCP test"
+# Shall be set to job or workflow_job
+# Assumed to be job if the variable is not defined
+AWX_CORE_SERVICES_UPDATE_RESOURCE = "job"
 AWX_CREATE_VM = "deploy-vm-in-proxmox"
 AWX_CREATE_VIOC = "ics-ans-deploy-vioc"
 AWX_ZTP_CONFIGURATION = "ics-ans-ztp"
diff --git a/app/tasks.py b/app/tasks.py
index d260ac3152768e442d8f4662f8f9bcbc2c7dbebf..c861cf43aa1c50455d56ff575d58b79c7f064b25 100644
--- a/app/tasks.py
+++ b/app/tasks.py
@@ -160,7 +160,14 @@ def trigger_ztp_configuration(host):
     return task
 
 
-def launch_job_template(job_template, **kwargs):
+def launch_job_template(job_template, resource="job", **kwargs):
+    """Launch an AWX job or workflow job
+
+    :param job_template: name or id of the job template
+    :param resource: job|workflow_job
+    :param **kwargs: keyword arguments passed to launch the job
+    :returns: A dictionary with information from resource.monitor
+    """
     rq_job = get_current_job()
     if job_template in (
         current_app.config["AWX_CREATE_VIOC"],
@@ -172,8 +179,8 @@ def launch_job_template(job_template, **kwargs):
         current_app.logger.info("AWX job is disabled. Not sending any request.")
         return "AWX job not triggered"
     # Launch the AWX job
-    resource = tower_cli.get_resource("job")
-    result = resource.launch(job_template=job_template, **kwargs)
+    resource = tower_cli.get_resource(resource)
+    result = resource.launch(job_template, **kwargs)
     # Save the AWX job id in the task
     task = models.Task.query.get(rq_job.id)
     task.awx_job_id = result["id"]
diff --git a/app/utils.py b/app/utils.py
index b05c883ca3c58f6e2972d32a7841f1a787e50c9c..17b2d5e34e6be4f8c8b413d0aab8c1301e1c2492 100644
--- a/app/utils.py
+++ b/app/utils.py
@@ -240,12 +240,17 @@ def trigger_core_services_update():
     Make sure that we don't have more than one in queue.
     """
     job_template = current_app.config["AWX_CORE_SERVICES_UPDATE"]
+    resource = current_app.config.get("AWX_CORE_SERVICES_UPDATE_RESOURCE", "job")
     if current_user.is_task_waiting("trigger_core_services_update"):
         current_app.logger.info(
             'Already one "trigger_core_services_update" task waiting. No need to trigger a new one.'
         )
         return None
-    kwargs = {"func": "launch_job_template", "job_template": job_template}
+    kwargs = {
+        "func": "launch_job_template",
+        "job_template": job_template,
+        "resource": resource,
+    }
     started = current_user.get_task_started("trigger_core_services_update")
     if started:
         # There is already one running task. Trigger a new one when it's done.