diff --git a/ee/utilities/servers/websocket-cluster.js b/ee/utilities/servers/websocket-cluster.js
index f21755f9b..59ab97927 100644
--- a/ee/utilities/servers/websocket-cluster.js
+++ b/ee/utilities/servers/websocket-cluster.js
@@ -268,9 +268,9 @@ function extractSessionInfo(socket) {
         socket.handshake.query.sessionInfo.userDevice = ua.device.model || null;
         socket.handshake.query.sessionInfo.userDeviceType = ua.device.type || 'desktop';
         socket.handshake.query.sessionInfo.userCountry = null;
-        if (geoip !== null) {
+        if (geoip() !== null) {
             debug && console.log(`looking for location of ${socket.handshake.headers['x-forwarded-for'] || socket.handshake.address}`);
-            let country = geoip.country(socket.handshake.headers['x-forwarded-for'] || socket.handshake.address);
+            let country = geoip().country(socket.handshake.headers['x-forwarded-for'] || socket.handshake.address);
             socket.handshake.query.sessionInfo.userCountry = country.country.isoCode;
         }
     }
diff --git a/ee/utilities/servers/websocket.js b/ee/utilities/servers/websocket.js
index a5126a78f..a20f23078 100644
--- a/ee/utilities/servers/websocket.js
+++ b/ee/utilities/servers/websocket.js
@@ -247,9 +247,9 @@ function extractSessionInfo(socket) {
         socket.handshake.query.sessionInfo.userDevice = ua.device.model || null;
         socket.handshake.query.sessionInfo.userDeviceType = ua.device.type || 'desktop';
         socket.handshake.query.sessionInfo.userCountry = null;
-        if (geoip !== null) {
+        if (geoip() !== null) {
             debug && console.log(`looking for location of ${socket.handshake.headers['x-forwarded-for'] || socket.handshake.address}`);
-            let country = geoip.country(socket.handshake.headers['x-forwarded-for'] || socket.handshake.address);
+            let country = geoip().country(socket.handshake.headers['x-forwarded-for'] || socket.handshake.address);
             socket.handshake.query.sessionInfo.userCountry = country.country.isoCode;
         }
     }
diff --git a/utilities/servers/websocket.js b/utilities/servers/websocket.js
index 2c4d22342..2d5b6fc4e 100644
--- a/utilities/servers/websocket.js
+++ b/utilities/servers/websocket.js
@@ -218,9 +218,9 @@ function extractSessionInfo(socket) {
         socket.handshake.query.sessionInfo.userDevice = ua.device.model || null;
         socket.handshake.query.sessionInfo.userDeviceType = ua.device.type || 'desktop';
         socket.handshake.query.sessionInfo.userCountry = null;
-        if (geoip !== null) {
+        if (geoip() !== null) {
             debug && console.log(`looking for location of ${socket.handshake.headers['x-forwarded-for'] || socket.handshake.address}`);
-            let country = geoip.country(socket.handshake.headers['x-forwarded-for'] || socket.handshake.address);
+            let country = geoip().country(socket.handshake.headers['x-forwarded-for'] || socket.handshake.address);
             socket.handshake.query.sessionInfo.userCountry = country.country.isoCode;
         }
     }
diff --git a/utilities/utils/geoIP.js b/utilities/utils/geoIP.js
index 5bfcfd0e8..ae3955101 100644
--- a/utilities/utils/geoIP.js
+++ b/utilities/utils/geoIP.js
@@ -13,4 +13,8 @@ if (process.env.MAXMINDDB_FILE !== undefined) {
     console.error("!!! please provide a valid value for MAXMINDDB_FILE env var.");
 }
 
-module.exports = {geoip}
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+module.exports = {
+    geoip: () => {
+        return geoip;
+    }
+}
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