diff --git a/packages/framework/src/client.ts b/packages/framework/src/client.ts
index 5fa59ccccd9..b90fd7d9585 100644
--- a/packages/framework/src/client.ts
+++ b/packages/framework/src/client.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import {
   ProviderNotFoundError,
   StepControlCompilationFailedError,
   StepNotFoundError,
-  WorkflowAlreadyExistsError,
   WorkflowNotFoundError,
   StepExecutionFailedError,
   isFrameworkError,
@@ -46,6 +45,7 @@ import {
 import { validateData } from './validators';
 
 import { mockSchema } from './jsonSchemaFaker';
+import { prettyPrintDiscovery } from './resources/workflow/pretty-print-discovery';
 
 function isRuntimeInDevelopment() {
   return ['development', undefined].includes(process.env.NODE_ENV);
@@ -94,12 +94,13 @@ export class Client {
     return builtConfiguration;
   }
 
-  public async addWorkflows(workflows: Array<Workflow>) {
+  public async addWorkflows(workflows: Array<Workflow>): Promise<void> {
     for (const workflow of workflows) {
-      const definition = await workflow.discover();
-      if (this.discoveredWorkflows.some((existing) => existing.workflowId === definition.workflowId)) {
-        throw new WorkflowAlreadyExistsError(definition.workflowId);
+      if (this.discoveredWorkflows.some((existing) => existing.workflowId === workflow.id)) {
+        return;
       } else {
+        const definition = await workflow.discover();
+        prettyPrintDiscovery(definition);
         this.discoveredWorkflows.push(definition);
       }
     }
diff --git a/packages/framework/src/resources/workflow/workflow.resource.ts b/packages/framework/src/resources/workflow/workflow.resource.ts
index 7de9023d20f..c6d868d6558 100644
--- a/packages/framework/src/resources/workflow/workflow.resource.ts
+++ b/packages/framework/src/resources/workflow/workflow.resource.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import { discoverActionStepFactory } from './discover-action-step-factory';
 import { discoverChannelStepFactory } from './discover-channel-step-factory';
 import { discoverCustomStepFactory } from './discover-custom-step-factory';
 import { mapPreferences } from './map-preferences';
-import { prettyPrintDiscovery } from './pretty-print-discovery';
 
 /**
  * Define a new notification workflow.
@@ -149,12 +148,11 @@ export function workflow<
       } as never,
     });
 
-    prettyPrintDiscovery(newWorkflow);
-
     return newWorkflow;
   };
 
   return {
+    id: workflowId,
     trigger,
     discover,
   };
diff --git a/packages/framework/src/types/discover.types.ts b/packages/framework/src/types/discover.types.ts
index a8e711ea107..0af4e50ee0c 100644
--- a/packages/framework/src/types/discover.types.ts
+++ b/packages/framework/src/types/discover.types.ts
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ export type DiscoverWorkflowOutput = {
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
 export type Workflow<T_Payload = any> = {
+  /**
+   * The unique identifier of the workflow.
+   */
+  id: string;
   /**
    * Trigger an event for this workflow with a strongly typed and validated `payload`, derived from the `payloadSchema`.
    *