diff --git a/.github/workflows/dist-1.yml b/.github/workflows/dist-1.yml
index 298b0c831..0099e36be 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dist-1.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dist-1.yml
@@ -10,8 +10,17 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Repository Dispatch
-        uses: peter-evans/repository-dispatch@v1
-        with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.MY_PAT }}
-          event-type: my-event
-          client-payload: '{"ref": "${{ github.ref }}", "sha": "${{ github.sha }}", "test": "test message"}'
+        run: |
+          curl \
+          -H "Authorization: token :token" \
+          -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
+          "https://api.github.com/repos/:user/:repo/dispatches" \
+          -d '{
+            "event_type": "awesomeness", 
+            "client_payload": {"ref": "${{ github.ref }}", "sha": "${{ github.sha }}", "test": "test message"}}'
+
+#         uses: peter-evans/repository-dispatch@v1
+#         with:
+#           token: ${{ secrets.MY_PAT }}
+#           event-type: my-event
+#           client-payload: '{"ref": "${{ github.ref }}", "sha": "${{ github.sha }}", "test": "test message"}'