diff --git a/fanficfare/configurable.py b/fanficfare/configurable.py
index 5a0ecae0..664ee3b3 100644
--- a/fanficfare/configurable.py
+++ b/fanficfare/configurable.py
@@ -1084,7 +1084,8 @@ class Configuration(ConfigParser):
             if self.getConfig('use_flaresolverr_proxy',False):
                 logger.debug("use_flaresolverr_proxy:%s"%self.getConfig('use_flaresolverr_proxy'))
                 fetchcls = fetcher_flaresolverr_proxy.FlareSolverr_ProxyFetcher
-                if (self.getConfig('use_flaresolverr_proxy') != 'withimages' and
+                if (self.getConfig('include_images') and
+                    self.getConfig('use_flaresolverr_proxy') != 'withimages' and
                     self.getConfig('use_flaresolverr_proxy') != 'directimages') and not self.getConfig('use_browser_cache'):
                     logger.warning("FlareSolverr v2+ doesn't work with images: include_images automatically set false")
                     logger.warning("Set use_flaresolverr_proxy:withimages if your are using FlareSolver v1 and want images")