diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 896d5f2..ff3feec 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ tracing-appender = "0.2"
 tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3", features = ["registry", "env-filter"] }
 url = "2.5"
 
+[features]
+default = ["instagram", "youtube"]
+instagram = []
+youtube = []
+
 [lints.clippy]
 pedantic = "warn"
 nursery = "warn"
diff --git a/src/download.rs b/src/download.rs
index 279c431..460818f 100644
--- a/src/download.rs
+++ b/src/download.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ use crate::{
 use futures::{StreamExt, stream};
 use std::{
     cmp::min,
-    env,
     ffi::OsStr,
     fs::{self, metadata},
     path::{Path, PathBuf},
@@ -109,6 +108,7 @@ async fn run_command_in_tempdir(cmd: &str, args: &[&str]) -> Result<DownloadResu
 /// # Errors
 ///
 /// - Propagates `run_command_in_tempdir` errors.
+#[cfg(feature = "instagram")]
 pub async fn download_instaloader(shortcode: &str) -> Result<DownloadResult> {
     let args = [
         "--dirname-pattern=.",
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ pub async fn download_instaloader(shortcode: &str) -> Result<DownloadResult> {
 /// # Errors
 ///
 /// - Propagates `run_command_in_tempdir` errors.
+#[cfg(feature = "youtube")]
 pub async fn download_ytdlp<P: AsRef<Path>>(
     url: &str,
     cookies_path: Option<P>,
diff --git a/src/handlers/mod.rs b/src/handlers/mod.rs
index 44c8013..75c0c93 100644
--- a/src/handlers/mod.rs
+++ b/src/handlers/mod.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,16 @@
+#[cfg(feature = "instagram")]
 mod instagram;
+#[cfg(feature = "youtube")]
 mod youtube;
 
 use crate::error::Result;
 use teloxide::{Bot, types::ChatId};
 
+#[cfg(feature = "instagram")]
+pub use instagram::InstagramHandler;
+#[cfg(feature = "youtube")]
+pub use youtube::YouTubeShortsHandler;
+
 #[async_trait::async_trait]
 pub trait SocialHandler: Send + Sync {
     /// Short name used for logging etc.
@@ -25,6 +32,3 @@ impl Clone for Box<dyn SocialHandler> {
         self.box_clone()
     }
 }
-
-pub use instagram::InstagramHandler;
-pub use youtube::YouTubeShortsHandler;
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 841e69f..18b2145 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use teloxide::{Bot, prelude::Requester, respond, types::Message};
 use tg_relay_rs::{
     comments::{Comments, init_global_comments},
-    handlers::{InstagramHandler, SocialHandler, YouTubeShortsHandler},
+    handlers::SocialHandler,
     telemetry::setup_logger,
 };
 use tracing::{error, info, warn};
@@ -27,8 +27,12 @@ async fn main() -> color_eyre::Result<()> {
     let bot = Bot::from_env();
     info!("bot starting");
 
-    let handlers: Vec<Arc<dyn SocialHandler>> =
-        vec![Arc::new(InstagramHandler), Arc::new(YouTubeShortsHandler)];
+    let handlers: Vec<Arc<dyn SocialHandler>> = vec![
+        #[cfg(feature = "instagram")]
+        Arc::new(tg_relay_rs::handlers::InstagramHandler),
+        #[cfg(feature = "youtube")]
+        Arc::new(tg_relay_rs::handlers::YouTubeShortsHandler),
+    ];
 
     teloxide::repl(bot.clone(), move |bot: Bot, msg: Message| {
         // clone the handlers vector into the closure