diff --git a/scripts/add_extra_components.py b/scripts/add_extra_components.py
index eb14436e..90e7eaec 100644
--- a/scripts/add_extra_components.py
+++ b/scripts/add_extra_components.py
@@ -246,7 +246,8 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     attach_hydrogen_pipelines(n, costs, extendable_carriers)
 
     sanitize_carriers(n, snakemake.config)
-    sanitize_locations(n)
+    if "location" in n.buses:
+        sanitize_locations(n)
 
     n.meta = dict(snakemake.config, **dict(wildcards=dict(snakemake.wildcards)))
     n.export_to_netcdf(snakemake.output[0])