diff --git a/src/App/Http/Traits/IpAddressDetails.php b/src/App/Http/Traits/IpAddressDetails.php
index e02a27c..7d2d286 100644
--- a/src/App/Http/Traits/IpAddressDetails.php
+++ b/src/App/Http/Traits/IpAddressDetails.php
@@ -38,8 +38,9 @@ public static function checkIP($ip = null, $purpose = 'location', $deep_detect =
             'NA' => 'North America',
             'SA' => 'South America',
         ];
-        if (filter_var($ip, FILTER_VALIDATE_IP) && in_array($purpose, $support)) {
-            $ipdat = @json_decode(file_get_contents('http://www.geoplugin.net/json.gp?ip='.$ip));
+        if (config('LaravelLogger.enableGeoPlugin', true) && filter_var($ip, FILTER_VALIDATE_IP) && in_array($purpose, $support)) {
+            $geopluginUrl = config('LaravelLogger.geoPluginUrl', 'http://www.geoplugin.net/json.gp?ip=');
+            $ipdat = @json_decode(file_get_contents($geopluginUrl.$ip));
             if (@strlen(trim($ipdat->geoplugin_countryCode)) == 2) {
                 switch ($purpose) {
                     case 'location':
diff --git a/src/config/laravel-logger.php b/src/config/laravel-logger.php
index 9b37ff9..ec2a703 100644
--- a/src/config/laravel-logger.php
+++ b/src/config/laravel-logger.php
@@ -176,4 +176,8 @@
     // LiveSearch for scalability
     'enableLiveSearch'          => env('LARAVEL_LOGGER_LIVE_SEARCH_ENABLED', true),
 
+    // GeoPlugin for IP lookup
+    'enableGeoPlugin'           => env('LARAVEL_LOGGER_GEO_PLUGIN_ENABLED', true),
+    'geoPluginUrl'              => env('LARAVEL_LOGGER_GEO_PLUGIN_URL', 'http://www.geoplugin.net/json.gp?ip='),
+
 ];