diff --git a/ddpui/api/dbt_api.py b/ddpui/api/dbt_api.py
index e98e3362..eadd162e 100644
--- a/ddpui/api/dbt_api.py
+++ b/ddpui/api/dbt_api.py
@@ -292,3 +292,11 @@ def post_refresh_elementary_report(request):
         raise HttpError(400, error)
 
     return result
+
+
+@dbtapi.post("/v1/refresh-elementary-report/", auth=auth.CustomAuthMiddleware())
+@has_permission(["can_view_dbt_workspace"])
+def post_refresh_elementary_report_via_prefect(request):
+    """prepare the dbt docs single html via prefect deployment"""
+    orguser: OrgUser = request.orguser
+    return dbt_service.refresh_elementary_report_via_prefect(orguser)
diff --git a/ddpui/api/orgtask_api.py b/ddpui/api/orgtask_api.py
index 024231d0..4ec42797 100644
--- a/ddpui/api/orgtask_api.py
+++ b/ddpui/api/orgtask_api.py
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
     TRANSFORM_TASKS_SEQ,
     TASK_GENERATE_EDR,
 )
+from ddpui.core.orgtaskfunctions import get_edr_send_report_task
 from ddpui.core.pipelinefunctions import (
     setup_dbt_core_task_config,
     setup_git_pull_shell_task_config,
@@ -277,6 +278,15 @@ def post_system_transformation_tasks(request):
     return {"success": 1}
 
 
+@orgtaskapi.get("elementary-lock/", auth=auth.CustomAuthMiddleware())
+@has_permission(["can_view_orgtasks"])
+def get_elemetary_task_lock(request):
+    """Check if the elementary report generation task is underway"""
+    org = request.orguser.org
+    org_task = get_edr_send_report_task(org)
+    return fetch_orgtask_lock(org_task)
+
+
 @orgtaskapi.get("transform/", auth=auth.CustomAuthMiddleware())
 @has_permission(["can_view_orgtasks"])
 def get_prefect_transformation_tasks(request):
diff --git a/ddpui/ddpdbt/dbt_service.py b/ddpui/ddpdbt/dbt_service.py
index a25e264d..426282e8 100644
--- a/ddpui/ddpdbt/dbt_service.py
+++ b/ddpui/ddpdbt/dbt_service.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 import requests
 import boto3
 import boto3.exceptions
-
+from ninja.errors import HttpError
 from django.utils.text import slugify
 from dbt_automation import assets
 from ddpui.ddpprefect import (
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
     DBTCLIPROFILE,
     SECRET,
 )
+from ddpui.models.org_user import OrgUser
+from ddpui.models.tasks import OrgDataFlowv1
 from ddpui.models.org import OrgDbt, OrgPrefectBlockv1, OrgWarehouse, TransformType
 from ddpui.models.org_user import Org
 from ddpui.models.tasks import Task, OrgTask, DataflowOrgTask
@@ -305,3 +307,31 @@ def fetch_elementary_report(org: Org):
             s3response["LastModified"]
         ).isoformat(),  # e.g. 2024-06-07T06:14:08+05:30
     }
+
+
+def refresh_elementary_report_via_prefect(orguser: OrgUser) -> dict:
+    """refreshes the elementary report for the current date using the prefect deployment"""
+    org: Org = orguser.org
+    odf = OrgDataFlowv1.objects.filter(
+        org=org, name__startswith=f"pipeline-{org.slug}-generate-edr"
+    ).first()
+
+    if odf is None:
+        return {"error": "pipeline not found"}
+
+    locks = prefect_service.lock_tasks_for_deployment(odf.deployment_id, orguser)
+
+    try:
+        res = prefect_service.create_deployment_flow_run(odf.deployment_id)
+        for tasklock in locks:
+            tasklock.flow_run_id = res["flow_run_id"]
+            tasklock.save()
+
+    except Exception as error:
+        for task_lock in locks:
+            logger.info("deleting TaskLock %s", task_lock.orgtask.task.slug)
+            task_lock.delete()
+        logger.exception(error)
+        raise HttpError(400, "failed to start a run") from error
+
+    return res
diff --git a/ddpui/management/commands/createedrsendreportdataflow.py b/ddpui/management/commands/createedrsendreportdataflow.py
index f6dc7a62..34e6807c 100644
--- a/ddpui/management/commands/createedrsendreportdataflow.py
+++ b/ddpui/management/commands/createedrsendreportdataflow.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ def handle(self, *args, **options):
             print(
                 f"creating `{options['schedule']}` OrgDataFlowv1 named {dataflow['deployment']['name']} with deployment_id {dataflow['deployment']['id']}"
             )
-            OrgDataFlowv1.objects.create(
+            data_flow = OrgDataFlowv1.objects.create(
                 org=org,
                 name=dataflow["deployment"]["name"],
                 deployment_name=dataflow["deployment"]["name"],
@@ -91,3 +91,5 @@ def handle(self, *args, **options):
                 dataflow_type="manual",  # we dont want it to show in flows/pipelines page
                 cron=options["cron"] if options["schedule"] == "orchestrate" else None,
             )
+
+            DataflowOrgTask.objects.create(dataflow=data_flow, orgtask=org_task)