diff --git a/.github/workflows/transfer_files.yml b/.github/workflows/transfer_files.yml
index 447f25e..2f18fca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/transfer_files.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/transfer_files.yml
@@ -8,20 +8,20 @@ on:
 
   
 jobs:
+  list-databases:
+      runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+      outputs:
+        matrix: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outputs.matrix }}
+      steps:
+        - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        - id: set-matrix
+          run: echo "::set-output name=matrix::$(ls databases/*.json | jq -R -s -c 'split("\n")[:-1]')"
      
   transfer-all-files:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        FILENAME:
-          - databases/blast.json
-          - databases/gtdb-tk.json
-          - databases/card.json
-          - databases/checkm.json
-          - databases/plsdb.json
-          - databases/alphafold.json
-          - databases/uniprot.json
-
+        FILENAME: ${{ fromJson(needs.list-manifests.outputs.matrix) }}
 
           # Add more files as needed
     uses: ./.github/workflows/transfer_file.yml