Issue Regarding Cloud Support

I bought an Aluminium key since my host doesn’t provide PHP’s exec(). I enter the key in the settings and Save Changes.

Next, I attempt to optimize a few images and the plugin still attempts to use the exec() function. Why so even after I have entered the API key? Also, the “EWWW Image Optimizer requires exec(). Your system administrator has disabled this function.” still keeps showing up at the top of the WP admin panel.

Also, another thing is. The counter seems to be running like a Ferrari. I uploaded around 10-20 images post applying the key (most of which failed optimization) and the counter is already at 90/1000! Am I missing something?

Here’s my debug log:
Debug Log

qarctic
WP version: 3.8.1
EWWW IO version: 176
ewww_image_optimizer_admin_init()
ewww_image_optimizer_install_tools()
Checking/Installing tools in /home/qarctic/public_html/test/wp-content/ewww/
wp-content/ewww permissions: 0755
ewww_image_optimizer_install_paths()
generated paths:
/home/qarctic/public_html/test/wp-content/plugins/ewww-image-optimizer/jpegtran-linux64
/home/qarctic/public_html/test/wp-content/plugins/ewww-image-optimizer/optipng-linux
/home/qarctic/public_html/test/wp-content/plugins/ewww-image-optimizer/gifsicle-linux
/home/qarctic/public_html/test/wp-content/ewww/jpegtran
/home/qarctic/public_html/test/wp-content/ewww/optipng
/home/qarctic/public_html/test/wp-content/ewww/gifsicle
64-bit linux detected while installing tools
ewww_image_optimizer_md5check()
/home/qarctic/public_html/test/wp-content/ewww/jpegtran-custom: 2dab67e5f223b70c43b2fef355b39d3f
Linux/UNIX style OS, checking permissions
jpegtran permissions: 0755
gifislce permissions: 0755
optipng permissions: 0755
ewww_image_optimizer_init()
ewww_image_optimizer_cloud_verify()
verification success via: 146.185.173.199
verification body contents: great
ewww_image_optimizer_notice_utils()
ewww_image_optimizer_exec_check()
disable_functions = show_source, system, shell_exec, passthru, exec, popen, proc_open, allow_url_fopen
suhosin_blacklist =
ewww_image_optimizer_disable_tools()
ewww_image_optimizer_options()
ewww_image_optimizer_cloud_verify()
verification success via: 146.185.173.199
verification body contents: great
ewww_image_optimizer_cloud_quota()
quota data retrieved: 1000 90 27
ewww_image_optimizer_jpeg_background()
ewww_image_optimizer_jpeg_background()
ewww_image_optimizer_jpg_quality()

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