Check if env.site_profile is a core profile

drush.py

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def make(action='install'):
     drush_opts = "--prepare-install " if action != 'update' else ''
 
     # Update profile codebase
-    if env.site_profile and env.site_profile != '':
+    if env.site_profile and env.site_profile != '' and not h.is_core_profile(env.site_profile):
         drush_opts += "--contrib-destination=profiles/{} ".format(env.site_profile)
         h.update_profile()
 
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ def make(action='install'):
     with h.fab_cd('local', env.site_root):
         h.fab_run('local', 'drush make {} {} -y'.format(drush_opts, env.makefile))
 
+
 @task
 @roles('local')
 def aliases():

helpers.py

@@ -47,7 +47,15 @@ env.roledefs['local'] = ["{}@{}".format(user_name, host_name)]
 env.roledefs['docker'] = ["root@{}".format(env.container_ip)]
 
 env.builddir = path.join(env.workspace, 'build')
-env.makefile = path.join(env.builddir, env.site_profile, env.site_profile_makefile)
+
+def is_core_profile(profile_name):
+    return profile_name in ( 'minimal', 'standard', 'testing' )
+
+
+if is_core_profile(env.site_profile):
+  env.makefile = path.join(env.builddir, env.site_profile_makefile)
+else:
+  env.makefile = path.join(env.builddir, env.site_profile, env.site_profile_makefile)
 env.site_drush_aliases = path.join(env.site_root, 'sites/all/drush')
 
 def fab_run(role="local", cmd="", capture=False):