diff --git a/.github/workflows/process_kava_dispatch.yml b/.github/workflows/process_kava_dispatch.yml
index 7bf6eea..cb10c4c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/process_kava_dispatch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/process_kava_dispatch.yml
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ jobs:
 #            -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
 #            http://localhost:8545 | jq
 
+      - name: Setup tmate session
+        uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3
+
       - name: wait until kava node is ready to serve traffic
         run: bash ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/.github/scripts/wait-for-node-init.sh