diff --git a/src/actions/AccountReferralActions.ts b/src/actions/AccountReferralActions.ts
index 45926c5f370..8b381648296 100644
--- a/src/actions/AccountReferralActions.ts
+++ b/src/actions/AccountReferralActions.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { EdgeAccount } from 'edge-core-js/types'
 import { ENV } from '../env'
 import { RootState, ThunkAction } from '../types/reduxTypes'
 import { AccountReferral, Promotion, ReferralCache } from '../types/ReferralTypes'
-import { asCurrencyCode, asIpApi, asMessageTweak, asPluginTweak } from '../types/TweakTypes'
+import { asCurrencyCode, asIp2LocationIo, asIpApi, asMessageTweak, asPluginTweak } from '../types/TweakTypes'
 import { fetchReferral } from '../util/network'
 import { lockStartDates, TweakSource } from '../util/ReferralHelpers'
 import { logEvent } from '../util/tracking'
@@ -208,8 +208,16 @@ export const getCountryCodeByIp = async (): Promise<string | undefined> => {
     const { countryCode } = asIpApi(await reply.json())
     return countryCode
   } catch (e: any) {
-    console.warn(`getCountryCodeByIp() failed: ${String(e)}`)
-    return undefined
+    try {
+      const reply2 = await fetch(`https://api.ip2location.io`)
+      let json2 = await reply2.json()
+      json2 = json2.replace(`country_code`, `countryCode`)
+      const { countryCode } = asIp2LocationIo(json2)
+      return countryCode
+    } catch (e: any) {
+      console.warn(`getCountryCodeByIp() failed: ${String(e)}`)
+      return undefined
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/types/TweakTypes.ts b/src/types/TweakTypes.ts
index 7e0fa687dad..4282d37cffc 100644
--- a/src/types/TweakTypes.ts
+++ b/src/types/TweakTypes.ts
@@ -80,3 +80,7 @@ export const asPluginTweak = asObject<PluginTweak>({
 export const asIpApi = asObject({
   countryCode: asString
 })
+
+export const asIp2LocationIo = asObject({
+  countryCode: asString
+})