diff --git a/Snakefile b/Snakefile
index 4b8fa0b3..a0709043 100644
--- a/Snakefile
+++ b/Snakefile
@@ -201,19 +201,19 @@ rule build_renewable_profiles:
     benchmark: "benchmarks/build_renewable_profiles_{technology}"
     threads: ATLITE_NPROCESSES
     resources: mem_mb=ATLITE_NPROCESSES * 5000
+    wildcard_constraints: technology="(?!hydro).*" # Any technology other than hydro
     script: "scripts/build_renewable_profiles.py"
 
 
-if 'hydro' in config['renewable'].keys():
-    rule build_hydro_profile:
-        input:
-            country_shapes='resources/country_shapes.geojson',
-            eia_hydro_generation='data/bundle/EIA_hydro_generation_2000_2014.csv',
-            cutout="cutouts/" + config["renewable"]['hydro']['cutout'] + ".nc"
-        output: 'resources/profile_hydro.nc'
-        log: "logs/build_hydro_profile.log"
-        resources: mem_mb=5000
-        script: 'scripts/build_hydro_profile.py'
+rule build_hydro_profile:
+    input:
+        country_shapes='resources/country_shapes.geojson',
+        eia_hydro_generation='data/bundle/EIA_hydro_generation_2000_2014.csv',
+        cutout=f"cutouts/{config['renewable']['hydro']['cutout']}.nc" if "hydro" in config["renewable"] else "config['renewable']['hydro']['cutout'] not configured",
+    output: 'resources/profile_hydro.nc'
+    log: "logs/build_hydro_profile.log"
+    resources: mem_mb=5000
+    script: 'scripts/build_hydro_profile.py'
 
 
 rule add_electricity: