diff --git a/server/backend/custom_azure.py b/server/backend/custom_azure.py
index 1621f1c0..910c309e 100644
--- a/server/backend/custom_azure.py
+++ b/server/backend/custom_azure.py
@@ -5,14 +5,16 @@ from environs import Env
 env = Env()
 env.read_env()
 class AzureMediaStorage(AzureStorage):
-    account_name = env("IT_AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT")
-    account_key = env("IT_AZURE_STORAGE_KEY")
-    azure_container = 'media'
-    expiration_secs = None
+    if env("IT_USE_AZURE_BLOB_STORAGE", False):
+        account_name = env("IT_AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT")
+        account_key = env("IT_AZURE_STORAGE_KEY")
+        azure_container = 'media'
+        expiration_secs = None
 
 class AzureStaticStorage(AzureStorage):
-    account_name = env("IT_AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT")
-    account_key = env("IT_AZURE_STORAGE_KEY")
-    azure_container = 'static'
-    expiration_secs = None
+    if env("IT_USE_AZURE_BLOB_STORAGE", False):
+        account_name = env("IT_AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT")
+        account_key = env("IT_AZURE_STORAGE_KEY")
+        azure_container = 'static'
+        expiration_secs = None