diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 0541f947..84e2db7a 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ install_requires =
 	six >= 1.10
 	requests >= 2.28.1
     typing-extensions >= 4.2.0
+    astor >= 0.8.1
 
 [options.packages.find]
 where = src
diff --git a/src/conductor/client/automator/task_handler.py b/src/conductor/client/automator/task_handler.py
index 5bf3eae5..48aa8ced 100644
--- a/src/conductor/client/automator/task_handler.py
+++ b/src/conductor/client/automator/task_handler.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 from multiprocessing import Process, freeze_support
 from typing import List
 import ast
+import astor
 import inspect
 import logging
 import os
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ def __init__(
     ):
         if not isinstance(workers, list):
             workers = [workers]
-        if scan_for_annotated_workers is not False:
+        if scan_for_annotated_workers is True:
             for worker in get_annotated_workers():
                 workers.append(worker)
         self.__create_task_runner_processes(
@@ -174,9 +175,9 @@ def __get_annotated_workers_from_subtree(pkg):
                 if not isinstance(node, ast.FunctionDef):
                     continue
                 for decorator in node.decorator_list:
-                    decorator_type, params = __extract_decorator_info(
+                    params = __extract_decorator_info(
                         decorator)
-                    if decorator_type != 'WorkerTask':
+                    if params is None:
                         continue
                     try:
                         worker = __create_worker_from_ast_node(
@@ -194,18 +195,24 @@ def __extract_decorator_info(decorator):
     if not isinstance(decorator, ast.Call):
         return None, None
     decorator_type = None
-    decorator_params = {}
     decorator_func = decorator.func
     if isinstance(decorator_func, ast.Attribute):
         decorator_type = decorator_func.attr
     elif isinstance(decorator_func, ast.Name):
         decorator_type = decorator_func.id
+    if decorator_type != 'WorkerTask':
+        return None
+    decorator_params = {}
+    if decorator.args:
+        for arg in decorator.args:
+            arg_value = astor.to_source(arg).strip()
+            decorator_params[arg_value] = ast.literal_eval(arg)
     if decorator.keywords:
         for keyword in decorator.keywords:
             param_name = keyword.arg
-            param_value = keyword.value.value
+            param_value = ast.literal_eval(keyword.value)
             decorator_params[param_name] = param_value
-    return decorator_type, decorator_params
+    return decorator_params
 
 
 def __create_worker_from_ast_node(node, params):
diff --git a/tests/integration/resources/worker/python/python_worker.py b/tests/integration/resources/worker/python/python_worker.py
index b928f1cd..fd320833 100644
--- a/tests/integration/resources/worker/python/python_worker.py
+++ b/tests/integration/resources/worker/python/python_worker.py
@@ -42,7 +42,12 @@ def get_domain(self) -> str:
 
 
 @WorkerTask(task_definition_name='test_python_decorated_worker')
-def decorated_worker(input) -> object:
+def simple_decorated_worker(input) -> object:
+    return {'message': 'python is so cool :)'}
+
+
+@WorkerTask('test_python_decorated_worker', poll_interval_seconds=0.050)
+def decorated_worker_with_poll_interval() -> object:
     return {'message': 'python is so cool :)'}
 
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/workflow/test_workflow_execution.py b/tests/integration/workflow/test_workflow_execution.py
index 310f687c..0b978514 100644
--- a/tests/integration/workflow/test_workflow_execution.py
+++ b/tests/integration/workflow/test_workflow_execution.py
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ def run_workflow_execution_tests(configuration: Configuration, workflow_executor
             generate_worker(worker_with_task_input_and_generic_output),
             generate_worker(worker_with_task_input_and_task_result_output),
         ],
-        configuration=configuration
+        configuration=configuration,
+        scan_for_annotated_workers=True,
     )
     task_handler.start_processes()
     try: