diff --git a/.github/workflows/standalone.yml b/.github/workflows/standalone.yml
index 3368e4e7f5..3565189e94 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/standalone.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/standalone.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ on:
     - 'v*'
     tags:
     - 'v*'
+  pull_request_target:
+    branches:
+      - 'debug-standalone-build'
 
 defaults:
   run:
@@ -113,7 +116,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: ifaxity/wait-on-action@v1
       with:
         resource: tcp:8866
-        timeout: 60000
+        timeout: 180000
 
     - name: Test standalone
       run: (cd standalone; touch pytest.ini; JUPYTER_PLATFORM_DIRS=1 pytest test.py --video=on)