diff --git a/ModpackUpdater.Manager/ModpackFeatures.cs b/ModpackUpdater.Manager/ModpackFeatures.cs
index b0d5a02..2bb6252 100644
--- a/ModpackUpdater.Manager/ModpackFeatures.cs
+++ b/ModpackUpdater.Manager/ModpackFeatures.cs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public class ModpackFeatures(ModpackConfig modpackConfig)
 
     private bool InitializeApi()
     {
-        if (api == null)
+        if (api == null && !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(modpackConfig.UnleashApiUrl) && !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(modpackConfig.UnleashInstanceId))
         {
             settings = new UnleashSettings
             {