diff --git a/academic_observatory_workflows/github.py b/academic_observatory_workflows/github.py
index 46492bb17..ea2328d95 100644
--- a/academic_observatory_workflows/github.py
+++ b/academic_observatory_workflows/github.py
@@ -19,13 +19,16 @@
 import json
 
 import requests
+from airflow import AirflowException
 
 
-def trigger_repository_dispatch(*, token: str, event_type: str):
-    """Trigger a Github repository dispatch event.
+def trigger_repository_dispatch(*, org: str, repo_name: str, token: str, event_type: str):
+    """Trigger a GitHub repository dispatch event.
 
+    :param org: the GitHub organisation / username.
+    :param repo_name: the repository name.
+    :param token: the GitHub token.
     :param event_type: the event type
-    :param token: the Github token.
     :return: the response.
     """
 
@@ -35,8 +38,10 @@ def trigger_repository_dispatch(*, token: str, event_type: str):
     }
     data = {"event_type": event_type}
 
-    return requests.post(
-        "https://api.github.com/repos/The-Academic-Observatory/coki-oa-web/dispatches",
+    response = requests.post(
+        f"https://api.github.com/repos/{org}/{repo_name}/dispatches",
         headers=headers,
         data=json.dumps(data),
     )
+    if response.status_code != 204:
+        raise AirflowException(f"trigger_repository_dispatch: {response.status_code}, {response.text}")
diff --git a/academic_observatory_workflows/tests/test_github.py b/academic_observatory_workflows/tests/test_github.py
index 6341dafbf..f2726bd1a 100644
--- a/academic_observatory_workflows/tests/test_github.py
+++ b/academic_observatory_workflows/tests/test_github.py
@@ -17,11 +17,22 @@
 import unittest
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
+import requests
+from airflow import AirflowException
+
 from academic_observatory_workflows.github import trigger_repository_dispatch
 
 
 class TestGithub(unittest.TestCase):
     @patch("academic_observatory_workflows.github.requests.post")
     def test_trigger_repository_dispatch(self, mock_requests_post):
-        trigger_repository_dispatch(token="my-token", event_type="my-event-type")
+        response = requests.Response()
+        response.status_code = 204
+        mock_requests_post.return_value = response
+
+        trigger_repository_dispatch(org="org", repo_name="my-repo", token="my-token", event_type="my-event-type")
         mock_requests_post.called_once()
+
+        response.status_code = 401
+        with self.assertRaises(AirflowException):
+            trigger_repository_dispatch(org="org", repo_name="my-repo", token="my-token", event_type="my-event-type")
diff --git a/academic_observatory_workflows/workflows/oa_web_workflow.py b/academic_observatory_workflows/workflows/oa_web_workflow.py
index 2be7ee851..ce077c8e7 100644
--- a/academic_observatory_workflows/workflows/oa_web_workflow.py
+++ b/academic_observatory_workflows/workflows/oa_web_workflow.py
@@ -765,7 +765,9 @@ def repository_dispatch(self, release: OaWebRelease, **kwargs):
         token = get_airflow_connection_password(self.github_conn_id)
         event_types = ["data-update/develop", "data-update/staging", "data-update/production"]
         for event_type in event_types:
-            trigger_repository_dispatch(token=token, event_type=event_type)
+            trigger_repository_dispatch(
+                org="The-Academic-Observatory", repo_name="coki-oa-web", token=token, event_type=event_type
+            )
 
     def cleanup(self, release: OaWebRelease, **kwargs):
         """Delete all files and folders associated with this release.