diff --git a/src/hyfi/main/__init__.py b/src/hyfi/main/__init__.py
index 9f053c76..dc98d842 100644
--- a/src/hyfi/main/__init__.py
+++ b/src/hyfi/main/__init__.py
@@ -342,6 +342,8 @@ def viewsource(obj):
     @staticmethod
     def run(cfg: Union[Dict, DictConfig], target: Optional[str] = None):
         """Run the config"""
+        if target and target not in cfg:
+            raise ValueError(f"No {target} configuration found")
         if "workflow" in cfg and (target is None or target == "workflow"):
             workflow = HyFI.workflow_config(**cfg["workflow"])
             HyFI.run_workflow(workflow)