diff --git a/private_gpt/components/embedding/embedding_component.py b/private_gpt/components/embedding/embedding_component.py
index 41b4e1f..61fe6fa 100644
--- a/private_gpt/components/embedding/embedding_component.py
+++ b/private_gpt/components/embedding/embedding_component.py
@@ -13,14 +13,19 @@ class EmbeddingComponent:
     @inject
     def __init__(self) -> None:
         match settings.llm.mode:
-            case "mock":
-                # Not a random number, is the dimensionality used by
-                # the default embedding model
-                self.embedding_model = MockEmbedding(384)
-            case _:
+            case "local":
                 from llama_index.embeddings import HuggingFaceEmbedding
 
                 self.embedding_model = HuggingFaceEmbedding(
                     model_name=settings.local.embedding_hf_model_name,
                     cache_folder=str(models_cache_path),
                 )
+            case "openai":
+                from llama_index import OpenAIEmbedding
+
+                openai_settings = settings.openai.api_key
+                self.embedding_model = OpenAIEmbedding(api_key=openai_settings)
+            case "mock":
+                # Not a random number, is the dimensionality used by
+                # the default embedding model
+                self.embedding_model = MockEmbedding(384)