diff --git a/.github/workflows/smoke-test.yml b/.github/workflows/smoke-test.yml
index 84e4d5c..9ab6071 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/smoke-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/smoke-test.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         rail render-nb --skip examples/creation_examples/plotting_interface_skysim_cosmoDC2_COSMOS2020_demo.ipynb examples/${{ matrix.notebook-dir }}_examples/*.ipynb
     - name: Send status to Slack app (RAIL CI Reporter)
-      if: ${{ failure() }}
+      if: ${{ failure() && github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' }}
       id: slack
       uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v1.24.0
       with: