diff --git a/src/socket/verifyClient.js b/src/socket/verifyClient.js
index 3405c87..49f38ff 100644
--- a/src/socket/verifyClient.js
+++ b/src/socket/verifyClient.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ function authenticateClient(req) {
   return new Promise(
     ((resolve) => {
       router(req, {}, async () => {
-        const country = req.headers['cf-ipcountry'];
+        const country = req.headers['cf-ipcountry'] || 'xx';
         const user = (req.user) ? req.user
           : new User(null, getIPFromRequest(req));
         user.country = country.toLowerCase();
diff --git a/src/utils/location.js b/src/utils/location.js
index 4964957..47ca344 100644
--- a/src/utils/location.js
+++ b/src/utils/location.js
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ import ccCoords from '../data/countrycode-coords-array.json';
  * @return coords X/Y coordinates of the country on the canvas
  */
 export function ccToCoords(cc: string) {
+  if (!cc) {
+    return [0, 0];
+  }
   const country = cc.toLowerCase();
   const coords = ccCoords[country];
   return (coords) || [0, 0];