diff --git a/internal/internal_workflow_client.go b/internal/internal_workflow_client.go
index 7ec5e4018..90a464023 100644
--- a/internal/internal_workflow_client.go
+++ b/internal/internal_workflow_client.go
@@ -1557,6 +1557,29 @@ type workflowClientInterceptor struct {
 	client *WorkflowClient
 }
 
+func createStartWorkflowInput(
+	options StartWorkflowOptions,
+	workflow interface{},
+	args []interface{},
+	registry *registry,
+) (*ClientExecuteWorkflowInput, error) {
+	if options.ID == "" {
+		options.ID = uuid.New()
+	}
+	if err := validateFunctionArgs(workflow, args, true); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	workflowType, err := getWorkflowFunctionName(registry, workflow)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &ClientExecuteWorkflowInput{
+		Options:      &options,
+		WorkflowType: workflowType,
+		Args:         args,
+	}, nil
+}
+
 func (w *workflowClientInterceptor) createStartWorkflowRequest(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	in *ClientExecuteWorkflowInput,
@@ -1697,29 +1720,6 @@ func (w *workflowClientInterceptor) ExecuteWorkflow(
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func createStartWorkflowInput(
-	options StartWorkflowOptions,
-	workflow interface{},
-	args []interface{},
-	registry *registry,
-) (*ClientExecuteWorkflowInput, error) {
-	if options.ID == "" {
-		options.ID = uuid.New()
-	}
-	if err := validateFunctionArgs(workflow, args, true); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	workflowType, err := getWorkflowFunctionName(registry, workflow)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return &ClientExecuteWorkflowInput{
-		Options:      &options,
-		WorkflowType: workflowType,
-		Args:         args,
-	}, nil
-}
-
 func (w *workflowClientInterceptor) UpdateWithStartWorkflow(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	updateInput *ClientUpdateWorkflowInput,