diff --git a/src/models/select_targets.py b/src/models/select_targets.py
index 196cdcd1..4dc4a252 100644
--- a/src/models/select_targets.py
+++ b/src/models/select_targets.py
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ cleaned_sensor_features = pd.read_csv(snakemake.input["cleaned_sensor_features"]
 target_variable_name = snakemake.params["target_variable"]
 
 model_input = retain_target_column(cleaned_sensor_features, target_variable_name)
+model_input.dropna(axis ="index", how="any", subset=["target"], inplace=True)
 
 model_input.to_csv(snakemake.output[0], index=False)