diff --git a/.github/workflows/server-test.yml b/.github/workflows/server-test.yml
index 15dc6d683..be3fbd4dc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/server-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/server-test.yml
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@
 name: Server Integration Tests
 
 on:
+  workflow_dispatch: # allows manual triggering
   push:
     branches:
       - master
       - test/server-add-ci-test # FIXME remove
-    paths: ['.github/workflows/server-test.yml', '**/CMakeLists.txt', '**/*.h', '**/*.hpp', '**/*.c', '**/*.cpp', 'examples/server/**.*']
+    paths: ['.github/workflows/**', '**/CMakeLists.txt', '**/Makefile', '**/*.h', '**/*.hpp', '**/*.c', '**/*.cpp']
   pull_request:
     types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
-    paths: ['.github/workflows/server-test.yml', '**/CMakeLists.txt', '**/*.h', '**/*.hpp', '**/*.c', '**/*.cpp', 'examples/server/**.*']
+    paths: ['**/CMakeLists.txt', '**/Makefile', '**/*.h', '**/*.hpp', '**/*.c', '**/*.cpp']
 
 jobs:
   ubuntu-latest-cmake: