diff --git a/app/controllers/api/service_orders_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/service_orders_controller.rb
index a13ffb96b4..1ac3996b70 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/service_orders_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/service_orders_controller.rb
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ def service_request_workflow(service_request)
         raise BadRequestError, "Must specify a service_template_href for adding a service_request"
       end
       service_template = resource_search(service_template_id, :service_templates, ServiceTemplate)
-      service_template.provision_workflow(User.current_user, service_request)
+      service_template.provision_workflow(User.current_user, service_request, :submit_workflow => true)
     end
 
     def check_validation(validation)
diff --git a/spec/requests/service_orders_spec.rb b/spec/requests/service_orders_spec.rb
index 7dadfa0ae7..a33e11946e 100644
--- a/spec/requests/service_orders_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/service_orders_spec.rb
@@ -85,6 +85,18 @@
     expect(response.parsed_body).to include(expected)
   end
 
+  it "provisions with workflow with the correct options" do
+    dialog = FactoryGirl.create(:dialog, :label => "ServiceDialog1")
+    resource_action = FactoryGirl.create(:resource_action, :action => "Provision", :dialog => dialog)
+    service_template = FactoryGirl.create(:service_template, :resource_actions => [resource_action])
+
+    expect_any_instance_of(ServiceTemplate).to receive(:provision_workflow).with(@user, {}, :submit_workflow => true)
+
+    api_basic_authorize collection_action_identifier(:service_orders, :create)
+
+    post(api_service_orders_url, :params => { :service_requests => [{ :service_template_href => api_service_template_url(nil, service_template) }] })
+  end
+
   specify "the default state for a service order is 'cart'" do
     api_basic_authorize collection_action_identifier(:service_orders, :create)