diff --git a/src/Temporalio/Worker/TemporalWorker.cs b/src/Temporalio/Worker/TemporalWorker.cs
index 9bd1b5b1..78f9d85c 100644
--- a/src/Temporalio/Worker/TemporalWorker.cs
+++ b/src/Temporalio/Worker/TemporalWorker.cs
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ public TemporalWorker(IWorkerClient client, TemporalWorkerOptions options)
                     client.Options.Namespace,
                     options,
                     loggerFactory);
-                if (options.Activities.Count == 0 && options.Workflows.Count == 0)
+                if (options.Activities.Count == 0 && options.Workflows.Count == 0 && options.NexusServices.Count == 0)
                 {
-                    throw new ArgumentException("Must have at least one workflow and/or activity");
+                    throw new ArgumentException("Must have at least one workflow, activity, and/or Nexus service");
                 }
 
                 MetricMeter = MetricMeterBridge.LazyFromRuntime(BridgeWorker.Runtime);
@@ -110,6 +110,11 @@ public TemporalWorker(IWorkerClient client, TemporalWorkerOptions options)
                         DeploymentOptions: options.DeploymentOptions));
                 }
 
+                if (options.NexusServices.Count > 0)
+                {
+                    nexusWorker = new(this);
+                }
+
                 disposer = new Disposer(activityWorker, BridgeWorker, workflowTracingEventListenerEnabled);
             }
             catch (Exception)
@@ -122,10 +127,6 @@ public TemporalWorker(IWorkerClient client, TemporalWorkerOptions options)
                 }
                 throw;
             }
-            if (options.NexusServices.Count > 0)
-            {
-                nexusWorker = new(this);
-            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>