diff --git a/.github/workflows/actions.yml b/.github/workflows/actions.yml
index 8b155de..a6ebe82 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/actions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/actions.yml
@@ -5,23 +5,29 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
   workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      force_notify:
+        description: 'Force send notification'
+        required: false
+        default: false
+        type: boolean
   schedule:
-    - cron: '17 * * * *' # At 00:00 on Monday
+    - cron: '10 0,6,12 * * *' # 08:10 / 14:10 / 20:10 UTC+8 daily (10-min offset to avoid :00 peak)
 
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repo content
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Setup Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v7
         with:
           python-version: '3.10'
 
       - name: Cache Python packages
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        uses: actions/cache@v6
         with:
           path: ~/.cache/pip
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-pip-${{ hashFiles('**/pyproject.toml', '**/uv.lock') }}
@@ -43,6 +49,7 @@ jobs:
           PASSPORT_NUMBER: ${{ secrets.PASSPORT_NUMBER }}
           SURNAME: ${{ secrets.SURNAME }}
           TIMEZONE: ${{ secrets.TIMEZONE }}
+          # ACTIVE_HOURS: ${{ secrets.ACTIVE_HOURS }}
           FROM: ${{ secrets.FROM }}
           TO: ${{ secrets.TO }}
           PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.PASSWORD }}
@@ -51,10 +58,11 @@ jobs:
           TG_CHAT_ID: ${{ secrets.TG_CHAT_ID }}
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
           GITHUB_REPOSITORY: ${{ github.repository }}
+          FORCE_NOTIFY: ${{ github.event.inputs.force_notify || 'false' }}
         run: uv run trigger.py
 
       - name: Upload status artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
           name: status-artifact
           path: status_record.json
diff --git a/CEACStatusBot/notification/manager.py b/CEACStatusBot/notification/manager.py
index d96db2d..1164064 100644
--- a/CEACStatusBot/notification/manager.py
+++ b/CEACStatusBot/notification/manager.py
@@ -59,8 +59,17 @@ def send(self) -> None:
         # Load the previous statuses from the file
         statuses = self.__load_statuses()
 
-        # Check if the current status is different from the last recorded status
-        if not statuses or current_status != statuses[-1].get("status", None) or current_last_updated != statuses[-1].get("last_updated", None):
+        force_notify = os.getenv("FORCE_NOTIFY", "").lower() in ("1", "true", "yes")
+        # Check if the current status is different from the last recorded status,
+        # or if notifications are forced for manual testing
+        status_changed = (
+            not statuses
+            or current_status != statuses[-1].get("status", None)
+            or current_last_updated != statuses[-1].get("last_updated", None)
+        )
+        if force_notify or status_changed:
+            if force_notify:
+                print("FORCE_NOTIFY set - sending notification despite unchanged status.")
             self.__save_current_status(current_status, current_last_updated)
             self.__send_notifications(res)
         else:
@@ -74,11 +83,9 @@ def __load_statuses(self) -> list:
 
     def __save_current_status(self, status: str, last_updated: str) -> None:
         statuses = self.__load_statuses()
-        statuses.append({
-            "status": status,
-            "last_updated": last_updated,
-            "date": datetime.datetime.now().isoformat()
-        })
+        statuses.append(
+            {"status": status, "last_updated": last_updated, "date": datetime.datetime.now().isoformat()}
+        )
 
         with open(self.__status_file, "w") as file:
             json.dump({"statuses": statuses}, file)