diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yml
index 1982eba1be..d7e6280464 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ on:
     - 'vfrinx-[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]'  # produce release image (6.0.0)
     - 'vfrinx-[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]-stable'  # produce stable release image (5.1.0)
     
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
 env:
   # TODO: Change variable to your image's name.
   IMAGE_NAME: frinx/conductor-server
@@ -73,15 +75,24 @@ jobs:
           echo "IMAGE_TAG=$(echo $GITHUB_REF | cut -d / -f 3 | sed -e 's/^vfrinx-//')" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
 
       # Tag and publish docker image
-      - name: Push stable-release image
-        run: |
-          docker tag $IMAGE_NAME:latest $IMAGE_NAME:${IMAGE_TAG}
-          docker push $IMAGE_NAME:${IMAGE_TAG}
+      # - name: Push stable-release image
+      #   run: |
+      #     docker tag $IMAGE_NAME:latest $IMAGE_NAME:${IMAGE_TAG}
+      #     # docker push $IMAGE_NAME:${IMAGE_TAG}
 
       #### OpenAPI publish ####
 
+      - name: Check conductor health
+        uses: nick-fields/retry@v2
+        with:
+          timeout_seconds: 10
+          max_attempts: 10
+          retry_on: error
+          command: |
+            curl -X 'GET' 'http://localhost:8080/health' -H 'accept: */*' | grep '"healthy":true'
+
       - name: Get conductor openapi spec
-        run: sleep 10 && curl http://localhost:8080/v3/api-docs -o openapi.json
+        run: curl http://localhost:8080/v3/api-docs -o openapi.json
 
       - name: Check out swagger_docs branch
         uses: actions/checkout@v4