diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-server.yml b/.github/workflows/test-server.yml
index 1dc1574..1342ad4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-server.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-server.yml
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ jobs:
           NGROK_AUTHTOKEN: ${{ secrets.NGROK_AUTHTOKEN }}
           NGROK_CONFIG_FILE: "test/ngrok.yml"
           SSH_CLIENT_PUBLIC_KEY: ${{ vars.SSH_PUBLIC_KEY }}
-      - run: |
-          gh workflow run "test client" \
-            -f NGROK_TUNNELS='${{ steps.ngrok-ssh.outputs.NGROK_TUNNELS }}' \
-            -f SSH_HOSTNAME=${{ steps.ngrok-ssh.outputs.SSH_HOSTNAME }} \
-            -f SSH_USER=${{ steps.ngrok-ssh.outputs.SSH_USER }} \
-            -f SSH_PORT=${{ steps.ngrok-ssh.outputs.SSH_PORT }} \
-            -f SSH_HOST_PUBLIC_KEY="${{ steps.ngrok-ssh.outputs.SSH_HOST_PUBLIC_KEY }}" \
-            --ref ${{ github.ref }}
+      - name: Start SSH client workflow
+        run: ./test/run-ssh-client-workflow.js
         env:
+          NGROK_TUNNELS: ${{ steps.ngrok-ssh.outputs.NGROK_TUNNELS }}
+          SSH_HOSTNAME: ${{ steps.ngrok-ssh.outputs.SSH_HOSTNAME }}
+          SSH_USER: ${{ steps.ngrok-ssh.outputs.SSH_USER }}
+          SSH_PORT: ${{ steps.ngrok-ssh.outputs.SSH_PORT }}
+          SSH_HOST_PUBLIC_KEY: ${{ steps.ngrok-ssh.outputs.SSH_HOST_PUBLIC_KEY }}
+          REF: ${{ github.ref }}
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
       - run: echo "<h1>hello world</h1>" > index.html && npx -y serve
diff --git a/test/run-ssh-client-workflow.js b/test/run-ssh-client-workflow.js
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..089feb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/run-ssh-client-workflow.js
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#!/bin/env node
+
+const { exec } = require("child_process");
+const {
+  GH_TOKEN,
+  NGROK_TUNNELS,
+  SSH_HOSTNAME,
+  SSH_USER,
+  SSH_PORT,
+  SSH_HOST_PUBLIC_KEY,
+  REF,
+} = process.env;
+
+exec(
+  `curl -L \
+    -X POST \
+    -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
+    -H "Authorization: Bearer ${GH_TOKEN}" \
+    -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
+    https://api.github.com/repos/tmshkr/ngrok-ssh/actions/workflows/test-client.yml/dispatches \
+    -d '${JSON.stringify({
+      ref: REF,
+      inputs: {
+        NGROK_TUNNELS,
+        SSH_HOSTNAME,
+        SSH_USER,
+        SSH_PORT,
+        SSH_HOST_PUBLIC_KEY,
+      },
+    })}'
+`,
+  (err, stdout, stderr) => {
+    console.log(stdout);
+    console.log(stderr);
+    if (err) {
+      throw err;
+    }
+  }
+);