diff --git a/.github/workflows/ui.yaml b/.github/workflows/ui.yaml
index ca05d0c41..7398a25ce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ui.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ui.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@ name: Web UI Build
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      buildWebUI:
+        type: choice
+        description: "build web ui image"
+        options:
+          - "true"
+        default: "true"
   push:
     branches:
       - main  # Only run this workflow on pushes to the main branch
@@ -9,7 +16,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   build:
     # Check if the last commit is a merge from the `ui-changes` branch
-    if:  contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'Merge pull request') && contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'ui-changes') &&  github.event_name != 'pull_request'
+    if: (github.event.inputs.buildImportDemo == 'true') || (contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'Merge pull request') && contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'ui-changes') &&  github.event_name != 'pull_request')
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     environment: golang
     permissions: