diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-to-alpha-manually.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-to-alpha-manually.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c26612fe86f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-to-alpha-manually.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+name: Manually deploy to Alpha
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch: {}
+jobs:
+  deploy:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: akhileshns/heroku-deploy@v3.13.15 # This is the action
+        with:
+          heroku_api_key: ${{secrets.HEROKU_API_KEY}}
+          heroku_app_name: hedy-alpha
+          heroku_email: felienne@gmail.com
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-to-alpha.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-to-alpha.yml
index 1060c921a5b..86b1c22c4fd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-to-alpha.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-to-alpha.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 name: Automatically deploy to Alpha
 on:
-  workflow_dispatch: {}
   
   # Run this AFTER the unit test job finishes
   workflow_run: