diff --git a/server/tx_search.js b/server/tx_search.js
index c2acdc9..6063379 100644
--- a/server/tx_search.js
+++ b/server/tx_search.js
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ function checkEs() {
 
     if (now - esSwitchCache.lastCheck < esFetchInterval) {
         esSwitch = esSwitchCache.esSwitch;
-    } else {
+    } else if (serverConfig.identification.lat > 20) {
         esSwitchCache.lastCheck = now;
         fetch(url)
         .then(response => response.json())