diff --git a/src/components/Publications.js b/src/components/Publications.js
index 27809fb9b..6c6d388a0 100644
--- a/src/components/Publications.js
+++ b/src/components/Publications.js
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ const Publications = ({ profile, repository, selectedBranch, hasWriteAccess }) =
           workflow.name.toLowerCase().includes('pages')
         );
 
-        // Fetch recent workflow runs for each branch if ghbuild workflow exists
-        if (ghbuildWorkflow) {
+        // Fetch recent workflow runs for each branch if ghbuild workflow exists and has valid ID
+        if (ghbuildWorkflow && ghbuildWorkflow.id) {
           const runsByBranch = {};
           for (const branch of filteredBranches) {
             try {
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ const Publications = ({ profile, repository, selectedBranch, hasWriteAccess }) =
             }
           }
           setWorkflowRuns(runsByBranch);
+        } else if (ghbuildWorkflow && !ghbuildWorkflow.id) {
+          console.warn('Found workflow but missing ID:', ghbuildWorkflow);
         }
 
         setLoading(false);
@@ -178,6 +180,12 @@ const Publications = ({ profile, repository, selectedBranch, hasWriteAccess }) =
       return;
     }
 
+    if (!ghbuildWorkflow.id) {
+      alert('Workflow found but missing ID - cannot restart');
+      console.warn('Workflow missing ID:', ghbuildWorkflow);
+      return;
+    }
+
     try {
       await githubService.triggerWorkflow(owner, repoName, ghbuildWorkflow.id, branchName);
       alert(`Workflow restarted for branch: ${branchName}`);
diff --git a/src/services/githubService.js b/src/services/githubService.js
index 60a8cc7d5..ef5ef0fbd 100644
--- a/src/services/githubService.js
+++ b/src/services/githubService.js
@@ -698,87 +698,34 @@ class GitHubService {
 
   // GitHub Actions API methods
   
-  // Get workflows for a repository (detailed version with file parsing)
+  // Get workflows for a repository (using GitHub API to include workflow IDs)
   async getWorkflows(owner, repo) {
     if (!this.isAuth()) {
       throw new Error('Not authenticated with GitHub');
     }
 
     try {
-      // First, try to get the .github/workflows directory
-      const { data } = await this.octokit.rest.repos.getContent({
+      // Use GitHub Actions API to get workflows with their IDs
+      const { data } = await this.octokit.rest.actions.listRepoWorkflows({
         owner,
-        repo,
-        path: '.github/workflows'
+        repo
       });
 
-      // Filter for YAML/YML files
-      const workflowFiles = Array.isArray(data) 
-        ? data.filter(file => file.name.endsWith('.yml') || file.name.endsWith('.yaml'))
-        : [];
-
-      // Fetch workflow details for each file
-      const workflows = await Promise.all(
-        workflowFiles.map(async (file) => {
-          try {
-            // Get file content to parse workflow name
-            const contentResponse = await this.octokit.rest.repos.getContent({
-              owner,
-              repo,
-              path: file.path
-            });
-
-            const content = decodeURIComponent(escape(atob(contentResponse.data.content)));
-            
-            // Parse workflow name from YAML (simple regex approach)
-            const nameMatch = content.match(/^name:\s*(.+)$/m);
-            const workflowName = nameMatch ? nameMatch[1].replace(/['"]/g, '') : file.name.replace(/\.(yml|yaml)$/, '');
-
-            // Parse triggers
-            const onMatch = content.match(/^on:\s*$/m);
-            let triggers = [];
-            if (onMatch) {
-              const pushMatch = content.match(/^\s*push:/m);
-              const prMatch = content.match(/^\s*pull_request:/m);
-              const scheduleMatch = content.match(/^\s*schedule:/m);
-              const workflowDispatchMatch = content.match(/^\s*workflow_dispatch:/m);
-              
-              if (pushMatch) triggers.push('push');
-              if (prMatch) triggers.push('pull_request');
-              if (scheduleMatch) triggers.push('schedule');
-              if (workflowDispatchMatch) triggers.push('manual');
-            }
-
-            return {
-              name: workflowName,
-              filename: file.name,
-              path: file.path,
-              size: file.size,
-              sha: file.sha,
-              url: file.html_url,
-              triggers: triggers.length > 0 ? triggers : ['push'], // default to push if we can't parse
-              lastModified: contentResponse.data.last_modified || 'Unknown'
-            };
-          } catch (error) {
-            console.warn(`Failed to fetch workflow details for ${file.name}:`, error);
-            return {
-              name: file.name.replace(/\.(yml|yaml)$/, ''),
-              filename: file.name,
-              path: file.path,
-              size: file.size,
-              sha: file.sha,
-              url: file.html_url,
-              triggers: ['unknown'],
-              lastModified: 'Unknown'
-            };
-          }
-        })
-      );
-
-      return workflows;
+      return data.workflows.map(workflow => ({
+        id: workflow.id, // This is the crucial missing piece!
+        name: workflow.name,
+        filename: workflow.path.split('/').pop(), // Extract filename from path
+        path: workflow.path,
+        state: workflow.state,
+        created_at: workflow.created_at,
+        updated_at: workflow.updated_at,
+        url: workflow.html_url,
+        triggers: ['unknown'], // GitHub API doesn't provide trigger info directly
+        lastModified: workflow.updated_at
+      }));
     } catch (error) {
       if (error.status === 404) {
-        // No .github/workflows directory exists
+        // No workflows or repository not found
         return [];
       }
       console.error('Failed to fetch workflows:', error);