diff --git a/app/Rules/Processor.php b/app/Rules/Processor.php
index c8c3a3b3cf..5c88a8e23a 100644
--- a/app/Rules/Processor.php
+++ b/app/Rules/Processor.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ use FireflyIII\Models\RuleTrigger;
 use FireflyIII\Models\TransactionJournal;
 use FireflyIII\Rules\Actions\ActionInterface;
 use FireflyIII\Rules\Triggers\TriggerInterface;
+use FireflyIII\Rules\Triggers\TriggerFactory;
 use FireflyIII\Support\Domain;
 use Log;
 
@@ -130,19 +131,9 @@ class Processor
         /** @var RuleTrigger $trigger */
         foreach ($this->rule->ruleTriggers()->orderBy('order', 'ASC')->get() as $trigger) {
             $foundTriggers++;
-            $type = $trigger->trigger_type;
-
-            if (!isset($this->triggerTypes[$type])) {
-                abort(500, 'No such trigger exists ("' . $type . '").');
-            }
-
-            $class = $this->triggerTypes[$type];
-            Log::debug('Trigger #' . $trigger->id . ' for rule #' . $trigger->rule_id . ' (' . $type . ')');
-            if (!class_exists($class)) {
-                abort(500, 'Could not instantiate class for rule trigger type "' . $type . '" (' . $class . ').');
-            }
+            
             /** @var TriggerInterface $triggerClass */
-            $triggerClass = new $class($trigger, $this->journal);
+            $triggerClass = TriggerFactory::getTrigger($trigger, $this->journal);
             if ($triggerClass->triggered()) {
                 $hitTriggers++;
             }
diff --git a/app/Rules/Triggers/TriggerFactory.php b/app/Rules/Triggers/TriggerFactory.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cb7c68efd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Rules/Triggers/TriggerFactory.php
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types = 1);
+/**
+ * TriggerFactory.php
+ * Copyright (C) 2016 Robert Horlings
+ *
+ * This software may be modified and distributed under the terms
+ * of the MIT license.  See the LICENSE file for details.
+ */
+
+namespace FireflyIII\Rules\Triggers;
+
+use FireflyIII\Models\RuleTrigger;
+use FireflyIII\Models\TransactionJournal;
+use FireflyIII\Support\Domain;
+
+/**
+ * Interface TriggerInterface
+ *
+ * @package FireflyIII\Rules\Triggers
+ */
+class TriggerFactory
+{
+    protected static $triggerTypes = null;
+    
+    /**
+     * Returns the class name to be used for triggers with the given name
+     * @param string $triggerType
+     * @return TriggerInterface
+     */
+    public static function getTriggerClass(string $triggerType): string {
+        $triggerTypes = self::getTriggerTypes();
+        
+        if (!array_key_exists($triggerType, $triggerTypes)) {
+            abort(500, 'No such trigger exists ("' . $triggerType . '").');
+        }
+        
+        $class = $triggerTypes[$triggerType];
+        if (!class_exists($class)) {
+            abort(500, 'Could not instantiate class for rule trigger type "' . $triggerType . '" (' . $class . ').');
+        }
+        
+        return $class;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Returns the trigger for the given type and journal
+     * @param RuleTrigger $trigger
+     * @param TransactionJournal $journal
+     * @return TriggerInterface
+     */
+    public static function getTrigger(RuleTrigger $trigger, TransactionJournal $journal): TriggerInterface {
+        $triggerType = $trigger->trigger_type;
+        $class = self::getTriggerClass($triggerType);
+        
+        return new $class($trigger, $journal);
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Returns a map with triggertypes, mapped to the class representing that type
+     */
+    protected static function getTriggerTypes() {
+        if( !self::$triggerTypes ) {
+            self::$triggerTypes = Domain::getRuleTriggers();
+        }
+        
+        return self::$triggerTypes;
+    }
+}