diff --git a/conf/mendel.config b/conf/mendel.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf0d539
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/mendel.config
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/*
+ * --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *  Nextflow config file for the MENDEL cluster at the Gregor Mendel Institute in Vienna
+ * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+singularity {
+  enabled = true
+}
+
+process {
+  beforeScript = 'module load Singularity'
+  executor = 'pbs'
+  clusterOptions = { "-P $params.project" }
+}
+
+params {
+  max_time = 192.h
+  igenomesIgnore = true
+}
diff --git a/nfcore_custom.config b/nfcore_custom.config
index 13d93c2..f69a793 100644
--- a/nfcore_custom.config
+++ b/nfcore_custom.config
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ profiles {
   crick        { includeConfig "${config_base}/crick.config" }
   gis          { includeConfig "${config_base}/gis.config" }
   hebbe        { includeConfig "${config_base}/hebbe.config" }
+  mendel       { includeConfig "${config_base}/mendel.config" }
   phoenix      { includeConfig "${config_base}/pheonix.config" }
   uct_hex      { includeConfig "${config_base}/uct_hex.config" }
   uppmax_devel { includeConfig "${config_base}/uppmax.config"