diff --git a/voseq/voseq/settings/local.py b/voseq/voseq/settings/local.py
index 1c11496a..e30eecb0 100644
--- a/voseq/voseq/settings/local.py
+++ b/voseq/voseq/settings/local.py
@@ -32,8 +32,9 @@ def get_secret(setting, secrets=secrets):
 GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY = get_secret("GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY")
 
 PHOTOS_REPOSITORY = get_secret("PHOTOS_REPOSITORY")
-FLICKR_API_KEY = get_secret("FLICKR_API_KEY")
-FLICKR_API_SECRET = get_secret("FLICKR_API_SECRET")
+if PHOTOS_REPOSITORY == 'flickr':
+    FLICKR_API_KEY = get_secret("FLICKR_API_KEY")
+    FLICKR_API_SECRET = get_secret("FLICKR_API_SECRET")
 
 DATABASES = {
     'default': {