diff --git a/pkg/router/handler.go b/pkg/router/handler.go
index 8026b8a..c048b09 100644
--- a/pkg/router/handler.go
+++ b/pkg/router/handler.go
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ func (m *HandlerSet) handle(gvk schema.GroupVersionKind, key string, unmodifiedO
 	if unmodifiedObject == nil {
 		// A nil object here means that the object was deleted, so unregister the triggers
 		m.triggers.UnregisterAndTrigger(req)
-	} else {
+	} else if !req.FromTrigger {
 		m.triggers.Trigger(req)
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/router/trigger.go b/pkg/router/trigger.go
index 9e49115..f93a98e 100644
--- a/pkg/router/trigger.go
+++ b/pkg/router/trigger.go
@@ -105,9 +105,7 @@ func (m *triggers) shouldAddTrigger(gvk schema.GroupVersionKind, key string, tar
 }
 
 func (m *triggers) Trigger(req Request) {
-	if !req.FromTrigger {
-		m.invokeTriggers(req)
-	}
+	m.invokeTriggers(req)
 }
 
 func (m *triggers) Register(sourceGVK schema.GroupVersionKind, key string, obj runtime.Object, namespace, name string, selector labels.Selector, fields fields.Selector) (schema.GroupVersionKind, bool, error) {
diff --git a/pkg/runtime/backend.go b/pkg/runtime/backend.go
index 1f6a7fc..76c9e91 100644
--- a/pkg/runtime/backend.go
+++ b/pkg/runtime/backend.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"strconv"
-	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -87,16 +86,8 @@ func (b *Backend) Trigger(ctx context.Context, gvk schema.GroupVersionKind, key
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if delay > 0 {
-		ns, name, ok := strings.Cut(key, "/")
-		if ok {
-			controller.EnqueueAfter(ns, name, delay)
-		} else {
-			controller.EnqueueAfter("", key, delay)
-		}
-	} else {
-		controller.EnqueueKey(router.TriggerPrefix + key)
-	}
+
+	controller.EnqueueKeyAfter(router.TriggerPrefix+key, delay)
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/runtime/controller.go b/pkg/runtime/controller.go
index f84ab82..4b4842c 100644
--- a/pkg/runtime/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/runtime/controller.go
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ type Controller interface {
 	Enqueue(namespace, name string)
 	EnqueueAfter(namespace, name string, delay time.Duration)
 	EnqueueKey(key string)
+	EnqueueKeyAfter(key string, delay time.Duration)
 	Cache() (cache.Cache, error)
 	Start(ctx context.Context, workers int) error
 }
@@ -206,7 +207,7 @@ func (c *controller) Start(ctx context.Context, workers int) error {
 	if c.registration == nil {
 		registration, err := c.informer.AddEventHandler(clientgocache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 			AddFunc: c.handleObject,
-			UpdateFunc: func(old, new interface{}) {
+			UpdateFunc: func(old, new any) {
 				c.handleObject(new)
 			},
 			DeleteFunc: c.handleObject,
@@ -332,27 +333,22 @@ func (c *controller) syncHandler(ctx context.Context, key string) error {
 }
 
 func (c *controller) EnqueueKey(key string) {
+	c.EnqueueKeyAfter(key, 0)
+}
+
+func (c *controller) EnqueueKeyAfter(key string, after time.Duration) {
 	c.startLock.Lock()
 	defer c.startLock.Unlock()
 
 	if c.workqueues == nil {
-		c.startKeys = append(c.startKeys, startKey{key: key})
+		c.startKeys = append(c.startKeys, startKey{key: key, after: after})
 	} else {
-		c.workqueues[c.splitter.Split(key)].Add(key)
+		c.workqueues[c.splitter.Split(key)].AddAfter(key, after)
 	}
 }
 
 func (c *controller) Enqueue(namespace, name string) {
-	key := keyFunc(namespace, name)
-
-	c.startLock.Lock()
-	defer c.startLock.Unlock()
-
-	if c.workqueues == nil {
-		c.startKeys = append(c.startKeys, startKey{key: key})
-	} else {
-		c.workqueues[c.splitter.Split(key)].AddRateLimited(key)
-	}
+	c.EnqueueAfter(namespace, name, 0)
 }
 
 func (c *controller) EnqueueAfter(namespace, name string, duration time.Duration) {
diff --git a/pkg/runtime/errorcontroller.go b/pkg/runtime/errorcontroller.go
index 4c41001..11f71fb 100644
--- a/pkg/runtime/errorcontroller.go
+++ b/pkg/runtime/errorcontroller.go
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ func (n *errorController) Enqueue(namespace, name string) {
 func (n *errorController) EnqueueAfter(namespace, name string, delay time.Duration) {
 }
 
+func (n *errorController) EnqueueKeyAfter(key string, delay time.Duration) {
+}
+
 func (n *errorController) EnqueueKey(key string) {
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/runtime/sharedcontroller.go b/pkg/runtime/sharedcontroller.go
index e9c8748..9c1f11c 100644
--- a/pkg/runtime/sharedcontroller.go
+++ b/pkg/runtime/sharedcontroller.go
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ func (s *sharedController) EnqueueAfter(namespace, name string, delay time.Durat
 	s.initController().EnqueueAfter(namespace, name, delay)
 }
 
+func (s *sharedController) EnqueueKeyAfter(key string, delay time.Duration) {
+	s.initController().EnqueueKeyAfter(key, delay)
+}
+
 func (s *sharedController) EnqueueKey(key string) {
 	s.initController().EnqueueKey(key)
 }