diff --git a/control/templates/defs.mako b/control/templates/defs.mako
index fd8d97d..89e01ca 100644
--- a/control/templates/defs.mako
+++ b/control/templates/defs.mako
@@ -58,11 +58,13 @@
 ),
 %endfor
 },
-TimerConf{
+std::vector<Trigger>{
     %if ('timer' in event['triggers']) and \
         (event['triggers']['timer'] is not None):
+    make_trigger(trigger::timer(TimerConf{
     ${event['triggers']['timer']['interval']},
     ${event['triggers']['timer']['type']}
+    }))
     %endif
 },
 std::vector<Signal>{