diff --git a/lib/geocoder/lookups/freegeoip.rb b/lib/geocoder/lookups/freegeoip.rb
index c1643cb21705f55c23865eb8c061f8c772b895b8..bad90279f758c8986f6072d5466c51a59f9906c2 100644
--- a/lib/geocoder/lookups/freegeoip.rb
+++ b/lib/geocoder/lookups/freegeoip.rb
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ module Geocoder::Lookup
     end
 
     def host
-      configuration[:host] || "freegeoip.io"
+      configuration[:host] || "freegeoip.net"
     end
   end
 end