diff --git a/cupid/build.py b/cupid/build.py
index 741922c..f4956e0 100755
--- a/cupid/build.py
+++ b/cupid/build.py
@@ -43,14 +43,17 @@ def build(config_path):
     run_dir = control["data_sources"]["run_dir"]
 
     subprocess.run(["jupyter-book", "clean", f"{run_dir}/computed_notebooks/{sname}"])
-    # TODO : add flag if ADF exists
     subprocess.run(
         ["jupyter-book", "build", f"{run_dir}/computed_notebooks/{sname}", "--all"],
     )
-    shutil.copytree(
-        f"{run_dir}/ADF",
-        f"{run_dir}/computed_notebooks/{sname}/_build/html/ADF",
-    )
+    adf_run = control["compute_notebooks"]["atm"]["link_to_ADF"]["parameter_groups"][
+        "none"
+    ]["adf_run"]
+    if adf_run:
+        shutil.copytree(
+            f"{run_dir}/ADF",
+            f"{run_dir}/computed_notebooks/{sname}/_build/html/ADF",
+        )
 
     # Originally used this code to copy jupyter book HTML to a location to host it online
 
diff --git a/examples/external_diag_packages/config.yml b/examples/external_diag_packages/config.yml
index 8502f11..6f6db07 100644
--- a/examples/external_diag_packages/config.yml
+++ b/examples/external_diag_packages/config.yml
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ compute_notebooks:
             adf_root: ../../external_diag_packages/ADF/
             case_year_range: "1_100"
             base_case_year_range: "1995_2006"
+            adf_run: True
 
 #    glc:
 #      LIWG_SMB_diagnostic: