diff --git a/continuousintegration/docker/ctafrontend/cc7/opt/run/bin/eos_configure_preprod.sh b/continuousintegration/docker/ctafrontend/cc7/opt/run/bin/eos_configure_preprod.sh
index 2633a7848a075259346dab56a511d31f4d413219..1c7966ee40cbcb9f1bc89d0b4098e4f96c39c864 100755
--- a/continuousintegration/docker/ctafrontend/cc7/opt/run/bin/eos_configure_preprod.sh
+++ b/continuousintegration/docker/ctafrontend/cc7/opt/run/bin/eos_configure_preprod.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ eos attr set sys.acl=g:eosusers:rwx!d,u:poweruser1:rwx+dp,u:poweruser2:rwx+dp ${
 eos attr set CTA_StorageClass=ctaStorageClass ${PREPROD_DIR}
 eos attr set CTA_TapeFsId=65535 ${PREPROD_DIR}
 
+eos attr set sys.workflow.sync::openw.default="proto:ctafrontend:10955 ctafrontend" ${PREPROD_DIR}
 eos attr set sys.workflow.closew.default="proto:ctafrontend:10955 ctafrontend" ${PREPROD_DIR}
 eos attr set sys.workflow.closew.CTA_retrieve="proto:ctafrontend:10955 ctafrontend" ${PREPROD_DIR}
 eos attr set sys.workflow.archived.default="proto:ctafrontend:10955 ctafrontend" ${PREPROD_DIR}
diff --git a/continuousintegration/orchestration/create_instance.sh b/continuousintegration/orchestration/create_instance.sh
index ea1b8439b68392fa792615312305657b9287e30d..855eb6ebbb0e37c417c4488632dc51fe6878d183 100755
--- a/continuousintegration/orchestration/create_instance.sh
+++ b/continuousintegration/orchestration/create_instance.sh
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ CTA_ENDPOINT=ctafrontend:10955
 
 echo "Setting workflows in namespace ${instance} pod ctaeos:"
 CTA_WF_DIR=/eos/${EOSINSTANCE}/proc/cta/workflow
-for WORKFLOW in closew.default archived.default sync::prepare.default closew.CTA_retrieve sync::delete.default
+for WORKFLOW in sync::openw.default closew.default archived.default sync::prepare.default closew.CTA_retrieve sync::delete.default
 do
   echo "eos attr set sys.workflow.${WORKFLOW}=\"proto:${CTA_ENDPOINT} ctafrontend\" ${CTA_WF_DIR}"
   kubectl --namespace=${instance} exec ctaeos -- bash -c "eos attr set sys.workflow.${WORKFLOW}=\"proto:${CTA_ENDPOINT} ctafrontend\" ${CTA_WF_DIR}"