diff --git a/config.yaml b/config.yaml
index 15433dd1..a2cc57c9 100644
--- a/config.yaml
+++ b/config.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@ PIDS: [p01, p02]
 DAY_SEGMENTS: &day_segments
   [daily, morning, afternoon, evening, night]
 
+# Download data config
+DOWNLOAD_DATASET:
+  GROUP: AAPECS
+
+# Readable datetime config
+READABLE_DATETIME:
+  FIXED_TIMEZONE: EST
+
 # Communication SMS features config
 COM_SMS:
   SMS_TYPES : [received, sent]
diff --git a/rules/preprocessing.snakefile b/rules/preprocessing.snakefile
index cfeb76b7..987a8dad 100644
--- a/rules/preprocessing.snakefile
+++ b/rules/preprocessing.snakefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ rule download_dataset:
     input:
         "data/external/{pid}"
     params:
-        group = "AAPECS",
+        group = config["DOWNLOAD_DATASET"]["GROUP"],
         table = "{sensor}"
     output:
         "data/raw/{pid}/{sensor}_raw.csv"
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ rule readable_datetime:
         sensor_input = rules.download_dataset.output
     params:
         timezones = None,
-        fixed_timezone = "EST"
+        fixed_timezone = config["READABLE_DATETIME"]["FIXED_TIMEZONE"]
     output:
         "data/raw/{pid}/{sensor}_with_datetime.csv"
     script: