diff --git a/.github/workflows/on_merge_to_master.yaml b/.github/workflows/on_merge_to_master.yaml
index 1724fc0dc..a44b03afd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/on_merge_to_master.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on_merge_to_master.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 name: Deploy to EC2
 
 on:
+  workflow_dispatch: # Enables manual trigger
   push:
     branches:
       - main # Trigger on push to main branch