diff --git a/app/serializers/deployment_entity.rb b/app/serializers/deployment_entity.rb
index 3462b188337..d3ed6a5eef4 100644
--- a/app/serializers/deployment_entity.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/deployment_entity.rb
@@ -23,5 +23,5 @@ class DeploymentEntity < Grape::Entity
   expose :user, using: API::Entities::UserBasic
   expose :commit, using: CommitEntity
   expose :deployable, using: BuildEntity
-  expose :manual_actions
+  expose :manual_actions, using: BuildEntity
 end
diff --git a/spec/serializers/environment_serializer_spec.rb b/spec/serializers/environment_serializer_spec.rb
index f7de6c450ab..2c94a076aba 100644
--- a/spec/serializers/environment_serializer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/serializers/environment_serializer_spec.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ describe EnvironmentSerializer do
   let(:user) { create(:user) }
 
   context 'when there is a single object provided' do
+    before do
+      create(:ci_build, :manual, name: 'manual1',
+                                 pipeline: deployable.pipeline)
+    end
+
     let(:deployment) do
       create(:deployment, deployable: deployable,
                           user: user)