diff --git a/config/config.default.yaml b/config/config.default.yaml
index d5d36fb0..05b271f7 100644
--- a/config/config.default.yaml
+++ b/config/config.default.yaml
@@ -227,9 +227,9 @@ lines:
   max_extension: .inf
   length_factor: 1.25
   under_construction: 'zero' # 'zero': set capacity to zero, 'remove': remove, 'keep': with full capacity
-  cutout: europe-2013-era5
   dynamic_line_rating:
     activate: false
+    cutout: europe-2013-era5
     correction_factor: 0.95
     max_voltage_difference: false
     max_line_rating: false
diff --git a/config/test/config.electricity.yaml b/config/test/config.electricity.yaml
index 06a86241..b750bf62 100644
--- a/config/test/config.electricity.yaml
+++ b/config/test/config.electricity.yaml
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ clustering:
 lines:
   dynamic_line_rating:
     activate: true
+    cutout: be-03-2013-era5
     max_line_rating: 1.3
 
 
diff --git a/doc/configtables/lines.csv b/doc/configtables/lines.csv
index 809c6635..ec9ec007 100644
--- a/doc/configtables/lines.csv
+++ b/doc/configtables/lines.csv
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ s_nom_max,MW,"float","Global upper limit for the maximum capacity of each extend
 max_extension,MW,"float","Upper limit for the extended capacity of each extendable line."
 length_factor,--,float,"Correction factor to account for the fact that buses are *not* connected by lines through air-line distance."
 under_construction,--,"One of {'zero': set capacity to zero, 'remove': remove completely, 'keep': keep with full capacity}","Specifies how to handle lines which are currently under construction."
-cutout,--,"Should be a folder listed in the configuration ``atlite: cutouts:`` (e.g. 'europe-2013-era5') or reference an existing folder in the directory ``cutouts``. Source module must be ERA5.","Specifies the directory where the relevant weather data ist stored."
 dynamic_line_rating,,,
 -- activate,bool,"true or false","Whether to take dynamic line rating into account"
+-- cutout,--,"Should be a folder listed in the configuration ``atlite: cutouts:`` (e.g. 'europe-2013-era5') or reference an existing folder in the directory ``cutouts``. Source module must be ERA5.","Specifies the directory where the relevant weather data ist stored."
 -- correction_factor,--,"float","Factor to compensate for overestimation of wind speeds in hourly averaged wind data"
 -- max_voltage_difference,deg,"float","Maximum voltage angle difference in degrees or 'false' to disable"
 -- max_line_rating,--,"float","Maximum line rating relative to nominal capacity without DLR, e.g. 1.3 or 'false' to disable"
diff --git a/rules/build_electricity.smk b/rules/build_electricity.smk
index 70e01793..6964a87d 100644
--- a/rules/build_electricity.smk
+++ b/rules/build_electricity.smk
@@ -279,7 +279,10 @@ if config["lines"]["dynamic_line_rating"]["activate"]:
     rule build_line_rating:
         input:
             base_network=RESOURCES + "networks/base.nc",
-            cutout="cutouts/" + CDIR + config["lines"]["cutout"] + ".nc",
+            cutout="cutouts/"
+            + CDIR
+            + config["lines"]["dynamic_line_rating"]["cutout"]
+            + ".nc",
         output:
             output=RESOURCES + "networks/line_rating.nc",
         log:
diff --git a/scripts/build_line_rating.py b/scripts/build_line_rating.py
index 2f4ddc19..7ece1c9d 100755
--- a/scripts/build_line_rating.py
+++ b/scripts/build_line_rating.py
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
             "build_line_rating",
             network="elec",
             simpl="",
-            clusters="40",
+            clusters="5",
             ll="v1.0",
             opts="Co2L-4H",
         )