diff --git a/.github/workflows/remove-stale-branches.yml b/.github/workflows/remove-stale-branches.yml
index 8f06accdb9d..564c709f28a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/remove-stale-branches.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/remove-stale-branches.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
+name: Remove stale branches
+
 on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
   schedule:
     - cron: "0 0 * * *" # Everday at midnight
 
@@ -10,3 +13,4 @@ jobs:
       - uses: fpicalausa/remove-stale-branches@v1.6.0
         with:
           dry-run: true # Check out the console output before setting this to false
+          ignore-unknown-authors: true