diff --git a/.github/workflows/pkg-pr-new.yaml b/.github/workflows/pkg-pr-new.yaml
index a3e38cb7e0..d25c01d957 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pkg-pr-new.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pkg-pr-new.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
   publish:
diff --git a/engine/sdks/typescript/runner/src/mod.ts b/engine/sdks/typescript/runner/src/mod.ts
index 724f8ecd49..1adf227087 100644
--- a/engine/sdks/typescript/runner/src/mod.ts
+++ b/engine/sdks/typescript/runner/src/mod.ts
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ export class Runner {
 		const actor = this.getActor(actorId, generation);
 		if (!actor) return;
 
+		actor.stopIntentSent = true;
 		// Keep the actor instance in memory during sleep
 		this.#sendActorIntent(actorId, actor.generation, "sleep");
 
@@ -1189,6 +1190,13 @@ export class Runner {
 		const actorId = commandWrapper.checkpoint.actorId;
 		const generation = commandWrapper.checkpoint.generation;
 
+		// CommandStopActor is always an engine-authorized graceful stop (sleep or
+		// destroy). Mark stopIntentSent so #sendActorStateUpdate sends StopCode.Ok
+		// instead of StopCode.Error. The #handleLost path intentionally omits this
+		// mark so unresponsive actors still surface as errors.
+		const actor = this.getActor(actorId, generation);
+		if (actor) actor.stopIntentSent = true;
+
 		await this.forceStopActor(actorId, generation);
 	}