diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 40a38b519287..a863b876c447 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@ on:
       - main
       - stable-*
   pull_request:
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 env:
   LXD_REQUIRED_TESTS: "storage_buckets"
   LXD_SKIP_TESTS: "clustering_upgrade clustering_upgrade_large"
-  GOCOVERDIR: "/home/runner/work/lxd/lxd/coverage"
+  GOCOVERDIR: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && '/home/runner/work/lxd/lxd/coverage' || '' }}
 
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