diff --git a/ingest/Snakefile b/ingest/Snakefile
index 59431de..5bdd097 100644
--- a/ingest/Snakefile
+++ b/ingest/Snakefile
@@ -71,3 +71,9 @@ if send_slack_notifications:
 if config.get("trigger_rebuild", False):
 
     include: "rules/trigger_rebuild.smk"
+
+
+if "custom_rules" in config:
+    for rule_file in config["custom_rules"]:
+
+        include: rule_file