diff --git a/.github/workflows/author-verified.yml b/.github/workflows/author-verified.yml
index 8cfb3050caaf8517043aabb77d5d6d3814ee1d1f..3be257a625d85e65ad08e3551b4c231434b6596e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/author-verified.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/author-verified.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 name: Author Verified
 on:
+  repository_dispatch:
   schedule:
     - cron: 20 14 * * * # 4:20pm Zurich
   issues:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/locker.yml b/.github/workflows/locker.yml
index 91cb16a5b38905979810fac95b380ab751a90beb..453004119e5fe68b6e906f90684ce17e6d1ff21f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/locker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/locker.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: Locker
 on:
   schedule:
     - cron: 20 23 * * * # 4:20pm Redmond
-# on: repository_dispatch
+  repository_dispatch:
 
 # Note for locker:
 # The query for is:unlocked will return issues that have only recently been locked