diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_release.yml b/.github/workflows/build_release.yml
index 9a83228..2089c4a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_release.yml
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: gcsst-ui
         run: cat .env
 
-      - name: Change to gcsst-ui directory
+      - name: change_to_gcsst_ui_dir
         run: cd gcsst-ui
 
       - name: deploy
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy_gcsst_ui.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy_gcsst_ui.yml
index 711078a..e022624 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy_gcsst_ui.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy_gcsst_ui.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ on:
   push:
     tags:
       - 'gcsst-ui-v*.*.*'
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
   deploy:
@@ -29,6 +30,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: display_env
         run: cat gcsst-ui/.env
 
+      - name: change_to_gcsst_ui_dir
+        run: cd gcsst-ui
+
       - name: deploy
         uses: shuttle-hq/deploy-action@v2
         with: