diff --git a/oml/meta/__init__.py b/oml/meta/__init__.py
index d9d5664..0581594 100644
--- a/oml/meta/__init__.py
+++ b/oml/meta/__init__.py
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ def lookup_provider(arg):
 def lookup(key, value):
     if not isvalid_id(key, value):
         return {}
+    if not settings.server.get('local_lookup'):
+        import oml.metaremote
+        return oml.metaremote.lookup(key, value)
     if key == 'isbn':
         data = google.info(key, value)
     else: