diff --git a/api/main.go b/api/main.go
index bc31f1a..0d60955 100644
--- a/api/main.go
+++ b/api/main.go
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ func main() {
 
 	// init geoip
 	utils.InitGeoIP()
+	// start geoip refresh loop
+	go routines.RefreshGeoIPDatabase()
 
 	// starts remote info loop
 	go routines.RefreshRemoteInfoLoop()
diff --git a/api/routines/routines.go b/api/routines/routines.go
index ab75777..386207d 100644
--- a/api/routines/routines.go
+++ b/api/routines/routines.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 package routines
 
 import (
+	"github.com/NethServer/nethsecurity-controller/api/utils"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/NethServer/nethsecurity-controller/api/logs"
@@ -33,3 +34,13 @@ func RefreshRemoteInfoLoop() {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func RefreshGeoIPDatabase() {
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(24 * time.Hour)
+	for range ticker.C {
+		err := utils.InitGeoIP()
+		if err != nil {
+			logs.Logs.Println("[ERR][ROUTINE] loop for geoip database failed: " + err.Error())
+		}
+	}
+}