diff --git a/install-reddit.sh b/install-reddit.sh
index 739962f0a..2f37617ab 100755
--- a/install-reddit.sh
+++ b/install-reddit.sh
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ function set_consumer_count {
 
 set_consumer_count log_q 0
 set_consumer_count cloudsearch_q 0
-set_consumer_count scraper_q 0
+set_consumer_count scraper_q 1
 set_consumer_count commentstree_q 1
 set_consumer_count newcomments_q 1
 set_consumer_count vote_link_q 1
diff --git a/r2/r2/lib/media.py b/r2/r2/lib/media.py
index 0f4a48d94..a42fb2c42 100644
--- a/r2/r2/lib/media.py
+++ b/r2/r2/lib/media.py
@@ -504,6 +504,10 @@ def _fetch_embedly_service_data():
 
 
 def _fetch_embedly_services():
+    if not g.embedly_api_key:
+        g.log.warning("No embedly_api_key configured. Will not use embed.ly.")
+        return []
+
     service_data = _fetch_embedly_service_data()
 
     services = []