diff --git a/runbot_merge/__manifest__.py b/runbot_merge/__manifest__.py
index 3688a1e7..7d37c0de 100644
--- a/runbot_merge/__manifest__.py
+++ b/runbot_merge/__manifest__.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
         'models/project_freeze/views.xml',
         'models/staging_cancel/views.xml',
         'models/backport/views.xml',
+        'models/ir_cron/views.xml',
     ],
     'assets': {
        'web._assets_primary_variables': [
diff --git a/runbot_merge/models/__init__.py b/runbot_merge/models/__init__.py
index 5c79a31a..0bd9ecd8 100644
--- a/runbot_merge/models/__init__.py
+++ b/runbot_merge/models/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-from . import mail_thread
 from . import ir_actions
+from . import ir_cron
 from . import ir_ui_view
+from . import mail_thread
 from . import res_partner
+
 from . import project
 from . import pull_requests
 from . import batch
diff --git a/runbot_merge/models/ir_cron/__init__.py b/runbot_merge/models/ir_cron/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3404d0f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runbot_merge/models/ir_cron/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+from odoo import models
+
+
+class IrCron(models.Model):
+    _inherit = 'ir.cron'
+
+    def trigger(self):
+        self.check_access_rights('write')
+        self._trigger()
+        return True
diff --git a/runbot_merge/models/ir_cron/views.xml b/runbot_merge/models/ir_cron/views.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ca8a86ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runbot_merge/models/ir_cron/views.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<odoo>
+    <record id="ir_cron_view_form" model="ir.ui.view">
+        <field name="name">replace "run manually" by "trigger"</field>
+        <field name="model">ir.cron</field>
+        <field name="inherit_id" ref="base.ir_cron_view_form"/>
+        <field name="arch" type="xml">
+            <xpath expr="//button[@name='method_direct_trigger']" position="after">
+                <button name="trigger" type="object" string="Trigger" class="oe_highlight" invisible="state != 'code'"/>
+            </xpath>
+            <xpath expr="//button[@name='method_direct_trigger']" position="attributes">
+                <attribute name="class"/>
+            </xpath>
+        </field>
+    </record>
+</odoo>