diff --git a/src/applications/drydock/blueprint/DrydockBlueprintImplementation.php b/src/applications/drydock/blueprint/DrydockBlueprintImplementation.php
--- a/src/applications/drydock/blueprint/DrydockBlueprintImplementation.php
+++ b/src/applications/drydock/blueprint/DrydockBlueprintImplementation.php
@@ -329,6 +329,47 @@
       ->execute();
   }
 
+
+  /**
+   * Get all the @{class:DrydockBlueprintImplementation}s which can possibly
+   * build a resource to satisfy a lease.
+   *
+   * This method returns blueprints which might, at some time, be able to
+   * build a resource which can satisfy the lease. They may not be able to
+   * build that resource right now.
+   *
+   * @param DrydockLease Requested lease.
+   * @return list<DrydockBlueprintImplementation> List of qualifying blueprint
+   *   implementations.
+   */
+  public static function getAllForAllocatingLease(
+    DrydockLease $lease) {
+
+    $impls = self::getAllBlueprintImplementations();
+
+    $keep = array();
+    foreach ($impls as $key => $impl) {
+      // Don't use disabled blueprint types.
+      if (!$impl->isEnabled()) {
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      // Don't use blueprint types which can't allocate the correct kind of
+      // resource.
+      if ($impl->getType() != $lease->getResourceType()) {
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      if (!$impl->canAnyBlueprintEverAllocateResourceForLease($lease)) {
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      $keep[$key] = $impl;
+    }
+
+    return $keep;
+  }
+
   public static function getNamedImplementation($class) {
     return idx(self::getAllBlueprintImplementations(), $class);
   }
diff --git a/src/applications/drydock/management/DrydockManagementLeaseWorkflow.php b/src/applications/drydock/management/DrydockManagementLeaseWorkflow.php
--- a/src/applications/drydock/management/DrydockManagementLeaseWorkflow.php
+++ b/src/applications/drydock/management/DrydockManagementLeaseWorkflow.php
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@
       $attributes = array();
     }
 
+    $blueprint_phids = null;
+
     $leases = array();
     for ($idx = 0; $idx < $count; $idx++) {
       $lease = id(new DrydockLease())
@@ -91,20 +93,11 @@
         $lease->setAttributes($attributes);
       }
 
-      // TODO: This is not hugely scalable, although this is a debugging
-      // workflow so maybe it's fine. Do we even need `bin/drydock lease` in
-      // the long run?
-      $all_blueprints = id(new DrydockBlueprintQuery())
-        ->setViewer($viewer)
-        ->execute();
-      $allowed_phids = mpull($all_blueprints, 'getPHID');
-      if (!$allowed_phids) {
-        throw new Exception(
-          pht(
-            'No blueprints exist which can plausibly allocate resources to '.
-            'satisfy the requested lease.'));
+      if ($blueprint_phids === null) {
+        $blueprint_phids = $this->newAllowedBlueprintPHIDs($lease);
       }
-      $lease->setAllowedBlueprintPHIDs($allowed_phids);
+
+      $lease->setAllowedBlueprintPHIDs($blueprint_phids);
 
       if ($until) {
         $lease->setUntil($until);
@@ -260,4 +253,36 @@
     }
   }
 
+  private function newAllowedBlueprintPHIDs(DrydockLease $lease) {
+    $viewer = $this->getViewer();
+
+    $impls = DrydockBlueprintImplementation::getAllForAllocatingLease($lease);
+
+    if (!$impls) {
+      throw new PhutilArgumentUsageException(
+        pht(
+          'No known blueprint class can ever allocate the specified '.
+          'lease. Check that the resource type is spelled correctly.'));
+    }
+
+    $classes = array_keys($impls);
+
+    $blueprints = id(new DrydockBlueprintQuery())
+      ->setViewer($viewer)
+      ->withBlueprintClasses($classes)
+      ->withDisabled(false)
+      ->execute();
+
+    if (!$blueprints) {
+      throw new PhutilArgumentUsageException(
+        pht(
+          'No enabled blueprints exist with a blueprint class that can '.
+          'plausibly allocate resources to satisfy the requested lease.'));
+    }
+
+    $phids = mpull($blueprints, 'getPHID');
+
+    return $phids;
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/applications/drydock/worker/DrydockLeaseUpdateWorker.php b/src/applications/drydock/worker/DrydockLeaseUpdateWorker.php
--- a/src/applications/drydock/worker/DrydockLeaseUpdateWorker.php
+++ b/src/applications/drydock/worker/DrydockLeaseUpdateWorker.php
@@ -343,48 +343,6 @@
   }
 
 
-  /**
-   * Get all the @{class:DrydockBlueprintImplementation}s which can possibly
-   * build a resource to satisfy a lease.
-   *
-   * This method returns blueprints which might, at some time, be able to
-   * build a resource which can satisfy the lease. They may not be able to
-   * build that resource right now.
-   *
-   * @param DrydockLease Requested lease.
-   * @return list<DrydockBlueprintImplementation> List of qualifying blueprint
-   *   implementations.
-   * @task allocator
-   */
-  private function loadBlueprintImplementationsForAllocatingLease(
-    DrydockLease $lease) {
-
-    $impls = DrydockBlueprintImplementation::getAllBlueprintImplementations();
-
-    $keep = array();
-    foreach ($impls as $key => $impl) {
-      // Don't use disabled blueprint types.
-      if (!$impl->isEnabled()) {
-        continue;
-      }
-
-      // Don't use blueprint types which can't allocate the correct kind of
-      // resource.
-      if ($impl->getType() != $lease->getResourceType()) {
-        continue;
-      }
-
-      if (!$impl->canAnyBlueprintEverAllocateResourceForLease($lease)) {
-        continue;
-      }
-
-      $keep[$key] = $impl;
-    }
-
-    return $keep;
-  }
-
-
   /**
    * Get all the concrete @{class:DrydockBlueprint}s which can possibly
    * build a resource to satisfy a lease.
@@ -397,7 +355,7 @@
     DrydockLease $lease) {
     $viewer = $this->getViewer();
 
-    $impls = $this->loadBlueprintImplementationsForAllocatingLease($lease);
+    $impls = DrydockBlueprintImplementation::getAllForAllocatingLease($lease);
     if (!$impls) {
       return array();
     }