diff --git a/library/attach_mod/includes/functions_attach.php b/library/attach_mod/includes/functions_attach.php
index ebfc48bcb..e2d7bc67a 100644
--- a/library/attach_mod/includes/functions_attach.php
+++ b/library/attach_mod/includes/functions_attach.php
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ function _set_var(&$result, $var, $type, $multibyte = false)
  * @param $var_name
  * @param $default
  * @param bool $multibyte
- * @return array
+ * @return array|string
  */
 function get_var($var_name, $default, $multibyte = false)
 {
diff --git a/library/includes/functions.php b/library/includes/functions.php
index 943648d29..e490ad930 100644
--- a/library/includes/functions.php
+++ b/library/includes/functions.php
@@ -2218,9 +2218,16 @@ function infoByIP(string $ipAddress, int $port = 0): array
                     'continent' => $json['continent'],
                     'continentCode' => $json['continentCode']
                 ];
-                CACHE('bb_ip2countries')->set($cacheName, $data, 1200);
             }
         }
+
+        if (empty($data)) {
+            $data = [
+                'response' => false,
+                'timestamp' => TIMENOW
+            ];
+        }
+        CACHE('bb_ip2countries')->set($cacheName, $data, 1200);
     }
 
     return $data;