diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
index 088b37996..edd351f7b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ on:
   schedule:
     # * is a special character in YAML so you have to quote this string
     - cron:  '0 12 * * *'
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
   stat: