diff --git a/hooks/useIpAddress.tsx b/hooks/useIpAddress.tsx
index 5ce15ff..9368227 100644
--- a/hooks/useIpAddress.tsx
+++ b/hooks/useIpAddress.tsx
@@ -36,10 +36,17 @@ export default function useIpAddress() {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const checkIpLocation = async () => {
-      const response = await fetch(`https://www.cloudflare.com/cdn-cgi/trace`)
-      const parsedResponse = await response.text()
-      const ipLocation = parsedResponse.match(/loc=(.+)/)
-      const ipCountryCode = ipLocation ? ipLocation[1] : ''
+      let ipCountryCode
+      try {
+        const response = await fetch(`https://www.cloudflare.com/cdn-cgi/trace`)
+        const parsedResponse = await response.text()
+        const ipLocation = parsedResponse.match(/loc=(.+)/)
+        ipCountryCode = ipLocation ? ipLocation[1] : ''
+      } catch {
+        const response = await fetch(`https://countrycode.bonfida.workers.dev/`)
+        const parsedResponse = await response.json()
+        ipCountryCode = parsedResponse.countryCode
+      }
 
       if (ipCountryCode) {
         setIpAllowed(!SANCTIONED_COUNTRY_CODES.includes(ipCountryCode))