diff --git a/pkg/apiserver/domain/model/workflow.go b/pkg/apiserver/domain/model/workflow.go
index 01c37256f..487f0afae 100644
--- a/pkg/apiserver/domain/model/workflow.go
+++ b/pkg/apiserver/domain/model/workflow.go
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ func (w *WorkflowRecord) Index() map[string]string {
 		index["namespace"] = w.Namespace
 	}
 	if w.WorkflowName != "" {
-		index["workflowPrimaryKey"] = w.WorkflowName
+		index["workflowName"] = w.WorkflowName
 	}
 	if w.AppPrimaryKey != "" {
 		index["appPrimaryKey"] = w.AppPrimaryKey
diff --git a/pkg/apiserver/domain/service/workflow.go b/pkg/apiserver/domain/service/workflow.go
index a8402eb91..9eefee601 100644
--- a/pkg/apiserver/domain/service/workflow.go
+++ b/pkg/apiserver/domain/service/workflow.go
@@ -122,23 +122,22 @@ func (w *workflowServiceImpl) DeleteWorkflowByApp(ctx context.Context, app *mode
 	}
 	for i := range workflows {
 		workflow := workflows[i].(*model.Workflow)
-		var record = model.WorkflowRecord{
-			AppPrimaryKey: workflow.AppPrimaryKey,
-			WorkflowName:  workflow.Name,
-		}
-		records, err := w.Store.List(ctx, &record, &datastore.ListOptions{})
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Logger.Errorf("list workflow %s record failure %s", workflow.PrimaryKey(), err.Error())
-		}
-		for _, record := range records {
-			if err := w.Store.Delete(ctx, record); err != nil {
-				log.Logger.Errorf("delete workflow record %s failure %s", record.PrimaryKey(), err.Error())
-			}
-		}
 		if err := w.Store.Delete(ctx, workflow); err != nil {
 			log.Logger.Errorf("delete workflow %s failure %s", workflow.PrimaryKey(), err.Error())
 		}
 	}
+	var record = model.WorkflowRecord{
+		AppPrimaryKey: workflow.AppPrimaryKey,
+	}
+	records, err := w.Store.List(ctx, &record, &datastore.ListOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Logger.Errorf("list workflow %s record failure %s", workflow.PrimaryKey(), err.Error())
+	}
+	for _, record := range records {
+		if err := w.Store.Delete(ctx, record); err != nil {
+			log.Logger.Errorf("delete workflow record %s failure %s", record.PrimaryKey(), err.Error())
+		}
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/apiserver/domain/service/workflow_test.go b/pkg/apiserver/domain/service/workflow_test.go
index a4bc821ce..e25ffa3cb 100644
--- a/pkg/apiserver/domain/service/workflow_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apiserver/domain/service/workflow_test.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/oam-dev/kubevela/apis/core.oam.dev/v1beta1"
 	"github.com/oam-dev/kubevela/pkg/apiserver/domain/model"
 	"github.com/oam-dev/kubevela/pkg/apiserver/infrastructure/datastore"
+	"github.com/oam-dev/kubevela/pkg/apiserver/infrastructure/datastore/mongodb"
 	apisv1 "github.com/oam-dev/kubevela/pkg/apiserver/interfaces/api/dto/v1"
 	"github.com/oam-dev/kubevela/pkg/oam"
 	"github.com/oam-dev/kubevela/pkg/utils/apply"
@@ -563,6 +564,55 @@ var _ = Describe("Test workflow service functions", func() {
 		Expect(record.Finished).Should(Equal("true"))
 		Expect(record.Steps[1].Phase).Should(Equal(workflowv1alpha1.WorkflowStepPhaseStopped))
 	})
+
+	It("Test deleting workflow", func() {
+		By("Test deleting the workflow from the mongo")
+		mongodbDriver, err := mongodb.New(context.TODO(), datastore.Config{
+			URL:      "mongodb://localhost:27017",
+			Database: "kubevela",
+		})
+		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(mongodbDriver).ToNot(BeNil())
+
+		Expect(mongodbDriver.BatchAdd(context.Background(), []datastore.Entity{
+			&model.Workflow{
+				Name:          "workflow-default",
+				AppPrimaryKey: "war-app",
+			},
+			&model.WorkflowRecord{
+				Name:               "workflow-default-20220809081934217",
+				WorkflowName:       "workflow-default",
+				AppPrimaryKey:      "war-app",
+				RevisionPrimaryKey: "20220809081934216",
+			},
+			&model.WorkflowRecord{
+				WorkflowName:       "workflow-default",
+				AppPrimaryKey:      "war-app",
+				Name:               "workflow-default-20220809082525833",
+				RevisionPrimaryKey: "20220809082525832",
+			},
+		})).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+
+		var record = model.WorkflowRecord{
+			AppPrimaryKey: "war-app",
+			WorkflowName:  "workflow-default",
+		}
+		records, err := mongodbDriver.List(context.TODO(), &record, &datastore.ListOptions{})
+		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(len(records)).Should(Equal(2))
+
+		srv := workflowServiceImpl{
+			Store: mongodbDriver,
+		}
+		Expect(srv.DeleteWorkflowByApp(context.TODO(), &model.Application{Name: "war-app"})).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+		wc, err := mongodbDriver.Count(context.TODO(), &model.Workflow{AppPrimaryKey: "war-app"}, nil)
+		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(int(wc)).Should(Equal(0))
+
+		list, err := mongodbDriver.List(context.TODO(), &model.WorkflowRecord{AppPrimaryKey: "war-app"}, nil)
+		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(len(list)).Should(Equal(0))
+	})
 })
 
 var yamlStr = `apiVersion: core.oam.dev/v1beta1