diff --git a/src/Dapr.Workflow/DaprWorkflowClientBuilderFactory.cs b/src/Dapr.Workflow/DaprWorkflowClientBuilderFactory.cs
index 8e284baf3..760dadd8b 100644
--- a/src/Dapr.Workflow/DaprWorkflowClientBuilderFactory.cs
+++ b/src/Dapr.Workflow/DaprWorkflowClientBuilderFactory.cs
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 
-#nullable enable
-
 namespace Dapr.Workflow;
 
 /// <summary>
@@ -28,35 +26,33 @@ namespace Dapr.Workflow;
 /// </summary>
 internal sealed class DaprWorkflowClientBuilderFactory
 {
-    private readonly IConfiguration _configuration;
-    private readonly IHttpClientFactory _httpClientFactory;
-    private readonly IServiceCollection _services;
+    private readonly IConfiguration? configuration;
+    private readonly IHttpClientFactory httpClientFactory;
     
     /// <summary>
     /// Constructor used to inject the required types into the factory.
     /// </summary>
-    public DaprWorkflowClientBuilderFactory(IConfiguration configuration, IHttpClientFactory httpClientFactory, IServiceCollection services)
+    public DaprWorkflowClientBuilderFactory(IConfiguration? configuration, IHttpClientFactory httpClientFactory)
     {
-        _configuration = configuration;
-        _httpClientFactory = httpClientFactory;
-        _services = services;
+        this.configuration = configuration;
+        this.httpClientFactory = httpClientFactory;
     }
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Responsible for building the client itself.
     /// </summary>
     /// <returns></returns>
-    public void CreateClientBuilder(Action<WorkflowRuntimeOptions> configure)
+    public void CreateClientBuilder(IServiceCollection services, Action<WorkflowRuntimeOptions> configure)
     {
-        _services.AddDurableTaskClient(builder =>
+        services.AddDurableTaskClient(builder =>
         {
             WorkflowRuntimeOptions options = new();
-            configure?.Invoke(options);
+            configure.Invoke(options);
 
-            var apiToken = DaprDefaults.GetDefaultDaprApiToken(_configuration);
-            var grpcEndpoint = DaprDefaults.GetDefaultGrpcEndpoint(_configuration);
+            var apiToken = DaprDefaults.GetDefaultDaprApiToken(configuration);
+            var grpcEndpoint = DaprDefaults.GetDefaultGrpcEndpoint(configuration);
 
-            var httpClient = _httpClientFactory.CreateClient();
+            var httpClient = httpClientFactory.CreateClient();
 
             if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(apiToken))
             {
@@ -72,17 +68,17 @@ public void CreateClientBuilder(Action<WorkflowRuntimeOptions> configure)
             builder.RegisterDirectly();
         });
 
-        _services.AddDurableTaskWorker(builder =>
+        services.AddDurableTaskWorker(builder =>
         {
             WorkflowRuntimeOptions options = new();
-            configure?.Invoke(options);
+            configure.Invoke(options);
 
-            var apiToken = DaprDefaults.GetDefaultDaprApiToken(_configuration);
-            var grpcEndpoint = DaprDefaults.GetDefaultGrpcEndpoint(_configuration);
+            var apiToken = DaprDefaults.GetDefaultDaprApiToken(configuration);
+            var grpcEndpoint = DaprDefaults.GetDefaultGrpcEndpoint(configuration);
 
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(grpcEndpoint))
             {
-                var httpClient = _httpClientFactory.CreateClient();
+                var httpClient = httpClientFactory.CreateClient();
 
                 if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(apiToken))
                 {
diff --git a/src/Dapr.Workflow/WorkflowServiceCollectionExtensions.cs b/src/Dapr.Workflow/WorkflowServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
index 3c19583aa..5c10a776e 100644
--- a/src/Dapr.Workflow/WorkflowServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Dapr.Workflow/WorkflowServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
@@ -11,51 +11,55 @@
 // limitations under the License.
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-namespace Dapr.Workflow
-{
-    using System;
-    using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
-    using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Extensions;
+using System;
+using System.Net.Http;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Extensions;
+
+namespace Dapr.Workflow;
 
+/// <summary>
+/// Contains extension methods for using Dapr Workflow with dependency injection.
+/// </summary>
+public static class WorkflowServiceCollectionExtensions
+{
     /// <summary>
-    /// Contains extension methods for using Dapr Workflow with dependency injection.
+    /// Adds Dapr Workflow support to the service collection.
     /// </summary>
-    public static class WorkflowServiceCollectionExtensions
+    /// <param name="serviceCollection">The <see cref="IServiceCollection"/>.</param>
+    /// <param name="configure">A delegate used to configure actor options and register workflow functions.</param>
+    public static IServiceCollection AddDaprWorkflow(
+        this IServiceCollection serviceCollection,
+        Action<WorkflowRuntimeOptions> configure)
     {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Adds Dapr Workflow support to the service collection.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="serviceCollection">The <see cref="IServiceCollection"/>.</param>
-        /// <param name="configure">A delegate used to configure actor options and register workflow functions.</param>
-        public static IServiceCollection AddDaprWorkflow(
-            this IServiceCollection serviceCollection,
-            Action<WorkflowRuntimeOptions> configure)
+        if (serviceCollection == null)
         {
-            if (serviceCollection == null)
-            {
-                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(serviceCollection));
-            }
+            throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(serviceCollection));
+        }
 
-            serviceCollection.TryAddSingleton<WorkflowRuntimeOptions>();
-            serviceCollection.AddHttpClient();
+        serviceCollection.TryAddSingleton<WorkflowRuntimeOptions>();
+        serviceCollection.AddHttpClient();
 
 #pragma warning disable CS0618 // Type or member is obsolete - keeping around temporarily - replaced by DaprWorkflowClient
-            serviceCollection.TryAddSingleton<WorkflowEngineClient>();
+        serviceCollection.TryAddSingleton<WorkflowEngineClient>();
 #pragma warning restore CS0618 // Type or member is obsolete
-            serviceCollection.AddHostedService<WorkflowLoggingService>();
-            serviceCollection.TryAddSingleton<DaprWorkflowClient>();
-            serviceCollection.AddDaprClient();
+        serviceCollection.AddHostedService<WorkflowLoggingService>();
+        serviceCollection.TryAddSingleton<DaprWorkflowClient>();
+        serviceCollection.AddDaprClient();
             
-            serviceCollection.AddOptions<WorkflowRuntimeOptions>().Configure(configure);
-
-            serviceCollection.AddSingleton(c =>
-            {
-                var factory = c.GetRequiredService<DaprWorkflowClientBuilderFactory>();
-                factory.CreateClientBuilder(configure);
-                return new object(); //Placeholder as actual registration is performed inside factory
-            });
-
-            return serviceCollection;
+        serviceCollection.AddOptions<WorkflowRuntimeOptions>().Configure(configure);
+            
+        //Register the factory and force resolution so the Durable Task client and worker can be registered
+        using (var scope = serviceCollection.BuildServiceProvider().CreateScope())
+        {
+            var httpClientFactory = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<IHttpClientFactory>();
+            var configuration = scope.ServiceProvider.GetService<IConfiguration>();
+                
+            var factory = new DaprWorkflowClientBuilderFactory(configuration, httpClientFactory);
+            factory.CreateClientBuilder(serviceCollection, configure);
         }
+
+        return serviceCollection;
     }
 }