diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 75b4e6e..19d08a5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,6 +3,4 @@ node_modules
 *.wasm
 public/main.js
 lib/nostr-relay-inspector
-geo.yaml
-geo.yml
 dist
diff --git a/scripts/geo.js b/scripts/geo.js
index 0ecf411..faa5b23 100644
--- a/scripts/geo.js
+++ b/scripts/geo.js
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 const fetch = require('cross-fetch'),
-      // relays = require('../relays.yaml'),
       fs = require('fs'),
       YAML = require('yaml')
 
 let object,
     yaml,
     result,
-    file = fs.readFileSync('./relays.yaml', 'utf8')
+    file = fs.readFileSync('./relays.yaml', 'utf8'),
+    geoCache = fs.readFileSync('./cache/geo.yaml', 'utf8')
 
 const getDns = async function(relay){
   let dns
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@ const getGeo = async function(ip) {
 const query = async function(){
 
   const relays = YAML.parse(file).relays,
-        result = {}
+        result = YAML.parse(geoCache).geo || {}
 
   for (const relay of relays) {
     let dns, ip, geo
-    dns = await getDns(relay)
-    ip = await getIp(dns)
+    dns = await getDns(relay).catch()
+    ip = await getIp(dns).catch()
     // console.log(dns, ip)
-    geo = await getGeo(ip)
+    geo = await getGeo(ip).catch()
 
     // console.log(geo, ip, dns)
 
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ const query = async function(){
 
     if(geo && geo.status == 'success')
       result[relay] = geo
+
+    if(!geo)
+      console.warn('api was mean, no geo for', relay)
   }
 
   return result
@@ -63,7 +66,7 @@ const run = async function(){
   yaml = new YAML.Document()
   yaml.contents = object
   // console.log(object)
-  fs.writeFile('./geo.yaml', yaml.toString(), (err) => {
+  fs.writeFile('./cache/geo.yaml', yaml.toString(), (err) => {
     if (err) return console.error('./scripts/geo.js', err);
   });
 }
diff --git a/src/pages/ByStatus.vue b/src/pages/ByStatus.vue
index 99e08f7..79cee81 100644
--- a/src/pages/ByStatus.vue
+++ b/src/pages/ByStatus.vue
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ import RefreshComponent from '../components/RefreshComponent.vue'
 
 import { version as nwVersion } from '../../package.json'
 import { relays } from '../../relays.yaml'
-import { geo } from '../../geo.yaml'
+import { geo } from '../../cache/geo.yaml'
 import { messages as RELAY_MESSAGES, codes as RELAY_CODES } from '../../codes.yaml'
 
 export default defineComponent({
diff --git a/src/pages/HomePage.vue b/src/pages/HomePage.vue
index 8e53a8e..51af747 100644
--- a/src/pages/HomePage.vue
+++ b/src/pages/HomePage.vue
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ import RefreshComponent from '../components/RefreshComponent.vue'
 
 import { version } from '../../package.json'
 import { relays } from '../../relays.yaml'
-import { geo } from '../../geo.yaml'
+import { geo } from '../../cache/geo.yaml'
 
 export default defineComponent({
   title: "nostr.watch registry & network status",
diff --git a/src/pages/SingleRelay.vue b/src/pages/SingleRelay.vue
index 2f26815..f346b99 100644
--- a/src/pages/SingleRelay.vue
+++ b/src/pages/SingleRelay.vue
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ import sharedMethods from '../shared'
 
 import { version } from '../../package.json'
 import { relays } from '../../relays.yaml'
-import { geo } from '../../geo.yaml'
+import { geo } from '../../cache/geo.yaml'
 
 const localMethods = {
     relayUrl() {
diff --git a/vue.config.js b/vue.config.js
index 3e3df7a..cfd9f44 100644
--- a/vue.config.js
+++ b/vue.config.js
@@ -31,4 +31,4 @@ module.exports = defineConfig({
         .use('yaml-loader')
           .loader('yaml-loader')
   }
-})
+})
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