diff --git a/python_apps/airtime_analyzer/airtime_analyzer/analyzer_pipeline.py b/python_apps/airtime_analyzer/airtime_analyzer/analyzer_pipeline.py
index 514c1db38..f3cf04180 100644
--- a/python_apps/airtime_analyzer/airtime_analyzer/analyzer_pipeline.py
+++ b/python_apps/airtime_analyzer/airtime_analyzer/analyzer_pipeline.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class AnalyzerPipeline:
     """
     
     @staticmethod
-    def run_analysis(queue, audio_file_path, import_directory, original_filename):
+    def run_analysis(queue, audio_file_path, import_directory, original_filename, cloud_storage_enabled):
         """Analyze and import an audio file, and put all extracted metadata into queue.
         
         Keyword arguments:
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class AnalyzerPipeline:
                                preserve. The file at audio_file_path typically has a 
                                temporary randomly generated name, which is why we want
                                to know what the original name was.  
-            station_domain: The Airtime Pro account's domain name. i.e. bananas
+            cloud_storage_enabled: Whether to store the file in the cloud or on the local disk.
         """
         # It is super critical to initialize a separate log file here so that we 
         # don't inherit logging/locks from the parent process. Supposedly
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ class AnalyzerPipeline:
                 raise TypeError("import_directory must be unicode. Was of type " + type(import_directory).__name__ + " instead.")
             if not isinstance(original_filename, unicode):
                 raise TypeError("original_filename must be unicode. Was of type " + type(original_filename).__name__ + " instead.")
+            if not isinstance(cloud_storage_enabled, bool):
+                raise TypeError("cloud_storage_enabled must be a boolean. Was of type " + type(cloud_storage_enabled).__name__ + " instead.")
 
 
             # Analyze the audio file we were told to analyze:
@@ -60,9 +62,8 @@ class AnalyzerPipeline:
             metadata = ReplayGainAnalyzer.analyze(audio_file_path, metadata)
             metadata = PlayabilityAnalyzer.analyze(audio_file_path, metadata)
 
-
-            csu = CloudStorageUploader()
-            if csu.enabled():
+            if cloud_storage_enabled:
+                csu = CloudStorageUploader()
                 metadata = csu.upload_obj(audio_file_path, metadata)
             else:
                 metadata = FileMoverAnalyzer.move(audio_file_path, import_directory, original_filename, metadata)
diff --git a/python_apps/airtime_analyzer/airtime_analyzer/message_listener.py b/python_apps/airtime_analyzer/airtime_analyzer/message_listener.py
index f88fa6bc7..8ed5fa782 100644
--- a/python_apps/airtime_analyzer/airtime_analyzer/message_listener.py
+++ b/python_apps/airtime_analyzer/airtime_analyzer/message_listener.py
@@ -207,9 +207,13 @@ class MessageListener:
     @staticmethod
     def spawn_analyzer_process(audio_file_path, import_directory, original_filename):
         ''' Spawn a child process to analyze and import a new audio file. '''
+
+        csu = CloudStorageUploader()
+        cloud_storage_enabled = csu.enabled()
+
         q = multiprocessing.Queue()
         p = multiprocessing.Process(target=AnalyzerPipeline.run_analysis, 
-                        args=(q, audio_file_path, import_directory, original_filename))
+                        args=(q, audio_file_path, import_directory, original_filename, cloud_storage_enabled))
         p.start()
         p.join()
         if p.exitcode == 0:
diff --git a/python_apps/airtime_analyzer/tests/analyzer_pipeline_tests.py b/python_apps/airtime_analyzer/tests/analyzer_pipeline_tests.py
index 54458e33f..23d7d046b 100644
--- a/python_apps/airtime_analyzer/tests/analyzer_pipeline_tests.py
+++ b/python_apps/airtime_analyzer/tests/analyzer_pipeline_tests.py
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@ def teardown():
 def test_basic():
     filename = os.path.basename(DEFAULT_AUDIO_FILE)
     q = multiprocessing.Queue()
+    cloud_storage_enabled = False
     #This actually imports the file into the "./Test Artist" directory.
-    AnalyzerPipeline.run_analysis(q, DEFAULT_AUDIO_FILE, u'.', filename)
+    AnalyzerPipeline.run_analysis(q, DEFAULT_AUDIO_FILE, u'.', filename, cloud_storage_enabled)
     metadata = q.get()
     assert metadata['track_title'] == u'Test Title'
     assert metadata['artist_name'] == u'Test Artist'