diff --git a/app/lib/activitypub/activity/create.rb b/app/lib/activitypub/activity/create.rb
index daf9fcf8e3..344f24b521 100644
--- a/app/lib/activitypub/activity/create.rb
+++ b/app/lib/activitypub/activity/create.rb
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class ActivityPub::Activity::Create < ActivityPub::Activity
       attach_tags(@status)
     end
 
-    StatusesIndex.import! @status
+    StatusesIndex.import! @status if Chewy.enabled?
 
     resolve_thread(@status)
     fetch_replies(@status)
diff --git a/app/services/activitypub/process_account_service.rb b/app/services/activitypub/process_account_service.rb
index 1c95b7055c..d536486f02 100644
--- a/app/services/activitypub/process_account_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/activitypub/process_account_service.rb
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class ActivityPub::ProcessAccountService < BaseService
 
     @account.save_with_optional_media!
 
-    AccountsIndex.import! @account
+    AccountsIndex.import! @account if Chewy.enabled?
   end
 
   def set_immediate_protocol_attributes!
diff --git a/app/services/activitypub/process_status_update_service.rb b/app/services/activitypub/process_status_update_service.rb
index eecd942d36..fb16114f92 100644
--- a/app/services/activitypub/process_status_update_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/activitypub/process_status_update_service.rb
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class ActivityPub::ProcessStatusUpdateService < BaseService
       broadcast_updates!
     end
 
-    StatusesIndex.import! @status
+    StatusesIndex.import! @status if Chewy.enabled?
 
     forward_activity! if significant_changes? && @status_parser.edited_at > last_edit_date
   end