diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index ad56e8ac..5b67d2f4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ on:
       - Dockerfile
       - docker-compose.yml
       - .github/workflows/build.yml
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+env:
+  DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' && 'latest' || github.ref_name }}
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -36,6 +40,6 @@ jobs:
           context: .
           file: Dockerfile
           push: true
-          tags: ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}:latest
+          tags: ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}:${{ env.DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG }}
           build-args: |
             PORT=8000
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/interface/emacs/khoj.el b/src/interface/emacs/khoj.el
index d3d6c6f9..0a8a22f1 100644
--- a/src/interface/emacs/khoj.el
+++ b/src/interface/emacs/khoj.el
@@ -226,7 +226,8 @@ Use `which-key` if available, else display simple message in echo area"
 
 (defun khoj--get-enabled-content-types ()
   "Get content types enabled for search from API."
-  (let ((config-url (format "%s/api/config/data" khoj-server-url)))
+  (let ((config-url (format "%s/api/config/data" khoj-server-url))
+        (url-request-method "GET"))
     (with-temp-buffer
       (erase-buffer)
       (url-insert-file-contents config-url)
@@ -250,7 +251,8 @@ Use `which-key` if available, else display simple message in echo area"
 Render results in BUFFER-NAME."
   ;; get json response from api
   (with-current-buffer buffer-name
-    (let ((inhibit-read-only t))
+    (let ((inhibit-read-only t)
+          (url-request-method "GET"))
       (erase-buffer)
       (url-insert-file-contents query-url)))
   ;; render json response into formatted entries