diff --git a/.github/workflows/close_old_issues.yml b/.github/workflows/close_old_issues.yml
index 4cd2a6a56f..5e8df3138f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/close_old_issues.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/close_old_issues.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ name: 'Close stale issues and PRs'
 on:
   schedule:
     - cron: '30 1 * * *'
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
   stale: