diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index 84042882d..6ed69788e 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
 
 protected
   def api_check
-    if request.format.to_s =~ /\/json|\/xml/
+    if request.format.to_s =~ /\/json|\/xml/ || params[:controller] == "iqdb"
       if ApiLimiter.throttled?(request.remote_ip)
         render :text => "421 User Throttled\n", :layout => false, :status => 421
         return false
diff --git a/app/views/uploads/new.html.erb b/app/views/uploads/new.html.erb
index caf5d2340..d98958ade 100644
--- a/app/views/uploads/new.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/uploads/new.html.erb
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
         <%= f.text_field :parent_id %>
       </div>
 
-      <% if false && Danbooru.config.iqdb_hostname_and_port && params[:url] %>
+      <% if Danbooru.config.iqdb_hostname_and_port && params[:url] %>
         <div class="input" id="iqdb-similar">
           <p><em>Loading similar...</em></p>
         </div>