diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 0142bc9..daef9ea 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ license = "ISC"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 [features]
 default = ["consul"]
-consul = []
+consul = ["reqwest"]
 
 [dependencies]
 tokio = { version = "1", features = ["full"] }
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ log = "0.4"
 fern = "0.6"
 chrono = "0.4"
 async-trait = "0.1"
-reqwest = { version = "0.11", features = [
-   "json",
-   "rustls",
-   "hyper-tls",
+reqwest = { version = "0.11", optional = true, features = [
+    "json",
+    "rustls",
+    "hyper-tls",
 ], default-features = false }
 
 [profile.release]