diff --git a/.github/workflows/azd-template-validation.yml b/.github/workflows/azd-template-validation.yml
index d2e2abc..82f1a55 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/azd-template-validation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/azd-template-validation.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 name: AZD Template Validation
 on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '30 1 * * 4'  #  Every Thursday at 7:00 AM IST (1:30 AM UTC)
   workflow_dispatch:
   push:
     branches:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/azure-dev.yml b/.github/workflows/azure-dev.yml
index 0e30910..5d8f638 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/azure-dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/azure-dev.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@ jobs:
         with:
           submodules: recursive
 
+      - name: Generate unique env name per run
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          SUFFIX="${GITHUB_RUN_ID}"
+          echo "AZURE_ENV_NAME=${AZURE_ENV_NAME}-${SUFFIX}" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          echo "Using unique AZURE_ENV_NAME: ${AZURE_ENV_NAME}-${SUFFIX}"
+
       - name: Install azd
         uses: Azure/setup-azd@v2