diff --git a/modules/locationdata.py b/modules/locationdata.py
index 8aad611..d32e394 100644
--- a/modules/locationdata.py
+++ b/modules/locationdata.py
@@ -14,12 +14,13 @@ trap_list_location = ("whereami", "tide", "moon", "wx", "wxc", "wxa", "wxalert")
 def where_am_i(lat=0, lon=0):
     whereIam = ""
     grid = mh.to_maiden(float(lat), float(lon))
-    # initialize Nominatim API
-    geolocator = Nominatim(user_agent="mesh-bot")
-
+    
     if float(lat) == 0 and float(lon) == 0:
         return NO_DATA_NOGPS
     
+    # initialize Nominatim API
+    geolocator = Nominatim(user_agent="mesh-bot")
+    
     # Nomatim API call to get address
     if float(lat) == latitudeValue and float(lon) == longitudeValue:
         # redacted address when no GPS and using default location