diff --git a/.github/workflows/ADF_pre-commit.yaml b/.github/workflows/ADF_pre-commit.yaml
index ecc5a5c7f..06e42b3dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ADF_pre-commit.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ADF_pre-commit.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ on:
     branches:
       #Trigger workflow on push to any branch or branch heirarchy:
       - '**'
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
   #This job is designed to run the "pre-commit"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ADF_unit_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/ADF_unit_tests.yaml
index ba81e583b..69e052b15 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ADF_unit_tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ADF_unit_tests.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ on:
     branches:
       #Trigger workflow on push to any branch or branch heirarchy:
       - '**'
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
   #This job is designed to run all python unit tests whenever