diff --git a/server/tx_search.js b/server/tx_search.js
index 998db7d..d3f00c0 100644
--- a/server/tx_search.js
+++ b/server/tx_search.js
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ 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())