diff --git a/.github/workflows/dispatch-e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/dispatch-e2e.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 13c2ad7d..00000000
--- a/.github/workflows/dispatch-e2e.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-name: dispatch e2e test event
-
-on:
-  push:
-      branches:
-      - main
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-
-jobs:
-  dispatch-event:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Generate token
-        id: generate_token
-        uses: tibdex/github-app-token@3beb63f4bd073e61482598c45c71c1019b59b73a
-        with:
-          app_id: ${{ secrets.OCMBOT_APP_ID }}
-          private_key: ${{ secrets.OCMBOT_PRIV_KEY }}
-      - name: Dispatch e2e test trigger
-        uses: peter-evans/repository-dispatch@ff45666b9427631e3450c54a1bcbee4d9ff4d7c0
-        with:
-          token: ${{ steps.generate_token.outputs.token }}
-          repository: open-component-model/MPAS
-          event-type: component.controlplane.mpas.updated
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
index 4474bd24..e25fee8b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ on:
   schedule:
       - cron: '0 6 * * *' # 6 AM UTC everyday for default branch
 
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
 permissions:
   contents: read # for actions/checkout to fetch code