diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-open.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-open.yml
index bc081cdb2..b60637e2e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-open.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-open.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ name: Pull Request Open
 
 on:
   pull_request:
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 concurrency:
   group: pr-${{ github.ref }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
index 91efd189c..384039a29 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
@@ -2,14 +2,9 @@ name: Unit Tests and Analysis
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-    types:
-      - opened
-      - reopened
-      - synchronize
-      - ready_for_review
+    types: [opened, reopened, synchronize, ready_for_review]
   push:
-    branches:
-      - main
+    branches: [main]
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 concurrency:
@@ -28,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
             npm ci
             npm run test-unit
           dir: api
-          node_version: 16
+          node_version: 18.18.2
           sonar_args: >
             -Dsonar.exclusions=**/test/**/*,.github/**/*,**/migrations/**/*
             -Dsonar.javascript.lcov.reportPaths=coverage/api/lcov.info