diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml b/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
index d7c98be..7a1746a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ name: Merge checks
 
 on:
   pull_request:
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
@@ -24,9 +25,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.version }}
-          cache: "npm"
-      - run: npm ci
-      - run: npm test
+      - run: npm cit
   coverage-report:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/jest_coverage_report.yml
     needs: run-tests