diff --git a/src/models/actionable/raw-actionable.ts b/src/models/actionable/raw-actionable.ts
index 7a0117ab9..112e49325 100644
--- a/src/models/actionable/raw-actionable.ts
+++ b/src/models/actionable/raw-actionable.ts
@@ -37,10 +37,15 @@ export interface RawActionableAction {
 	command: RawActionableCommand;
 }
 
-export interface RawActionableTrigger {
-	pattern: string;
-	hyperlink: boolean;
-}
+/**
+ * An Actionable trigger can be a single string or the object below.
+ */
+export type RawActionableTrigger =
+	| {
+			pattern: string;
+			hyperlink: boolean;
+	  }
+	| string;
 
 export type RawActionableTimeVariable =
 	| { type: 'timestamp'; format: null | string; placeholder: null | string }
diff --git a/src/models/actionable/to-actionable.ts b/src/models/actionable/to-actionable.ts
index 90759dc0f..219118ac7 100644
--- a/src/models/actionable/to-actionable.ts
+++ b/src/models/actionable/to-actionable.ts
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ export const toActionable = (raw: RawActionable): Actionable => ({
 });
 
 export const toActionableTrigger = (raw: RawActionableTrigger): ActionableTrigger => ({
-	pattern: toRegex(raw.pattern),
-	activatesOn: raw.hyperlink ? 'clicks and selection' : 'selection',
+	pattern: isString(raw) ? toRegex(raw) : toRegex(raw.pattern),
+	activatesOn: isString(raw) || raw.pattern ? 'clicks and selection' : 'selection',
 });
 
 export const toActionableAction = (raw: RawActionableAction): ActionableAction => ({