diff --git a/workflow/Snakefile b/workflow/Snakefile
index 435db60e..119ee07a 100644
--- a/workflow/Snakefile
+++ b/workflow/Snakefile
@@ -79,3 +79,9 @@ if config.output["dehumanized_raw_reads"]:
 if config.output["upload"]:
 
     include: "rules/publish.smk"
+
+
+if config.output["dehumanized_raw_reads"] and config.output["upload"]:
+
+    # only if dehuman.smk and publish.smk are both included
+    ruleorder: dehuman > checksum
diff --git a/workflow/rules/publish.smk b/workflow/rules/publish.smk
index 89042c97..05b69d1c 100644
--- a/workflow/rules/publish.smk
+++ b/workflow/rules/publish.smk
@@ -162,9 +162,3 @@ rule checksum:
 
 
 ruleorder: unfiltered_cram > checksum
-
-
-if hasattr(rules, "dehuman"):
-
-    # only if dehuman.smk is included
-    ruleorder: dehuman > checksum