diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 0e007e8..c7dbc91 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 module github.com/matrix-org/rageshake
 
+go 1.14
+
 require (
 	cloud.google.com/go v0.0.0-20170406015231-675fad27ef35
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v0.0.0-20170331031902-2bba0603135d
diff --git a/submit.go b/submit.go
index 049d199..1a2721a 100644
--- a/submit.go
+++ b/submit.go
@@ -479,6 +479,10 @@ func (s *submitServer) saveReport(ctx context.Context, p parsedPayload, reportDi
 }
 
 func (s *submitServer) submitGithubIssue(ctx context.Context, p parsedPayload, listingURL string, resp *submitResponse) error {
+	if s.ghClient == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	// submit a github issue
 	ghProj := s.cfg.GithubProjectMappings[p.AppName]
 	if ghProj == "" {
@@ -506,6 +510,10 @@ func (s *submitServer) submitGithubIssue(ctx context.Context, p parsedPayload, l
 }
 
 func (s *submitServer) submitSlackNotification(p parsedPayload, listingURL string) error {
+	if s.slack == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	slackBuf := fmt.Sprintf(
 		"%s\nApplication: %s\nReport: %s",
 		p.UserText, p.AppName, listingURL,