diff --git a/module_build_service/messaging.py b/module_build_service/messaging.py
index 571c6220..85fc13ab 100644
--- a/module_build_service/messaging.py
+++ b/module_build_service/messaging.py
@@ -364,5 +364,6 @@ _messaging_backends = {
     },
     'in_memory': {
         'publish': _in_memory_publish,
+        'services': []
     }
 }
diff --git a/module_build_service/scheduler/consumer.py b/module_build_service/scheduler/consumer.py
index 6c0bfc3d..9d206d22 100644
--- a/module_build_service/scheduler/consumer.py
+++ b/module_build_service/scheduler/consumer.py
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ class MBSConsumer(fedmsg.consumers.FedmsgConsumer):
              in itertools.product(
                 conf.messaging_topic_prefix,
                 module_build_service.messaging._messaging_backends[conf.messaging]['services'])]
+    if not topic:
+        topic = '*'
     log.debug('Setting topics: {}'.format(', '.join(topic)))
     config_key = 'mbsconsumer'