diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/CommSystemFacade.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/CommSystemFacade.java
index 296cde4cc4..8a0c17dc58 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/CommSystemFacade.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/CommSystemFacade.java
@@ -184,6 +184,12 @@ public abstract class CommSystemFacade implements Service {
      */
     public DHSessionKeyBuilder.Factory getDHFactory() { return null; }
 
+    /**
+     *  Router must call after netdb is initialized
+     *  @since 0.9.41
+     */
+    public void initGeoIP() {}
+
     /*
      *  Reachability status codes
      *
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/Router.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/Router.java
index d027ccd369..6db2d7dd76 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/Router.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/Router.java
@@ -875,6 +875,7 @@ public class Router implements RouterClock.ClockShiftListener {
             // so we probably don't need to throw it to the timer queue,
             // but just to be safe
             _context.simpleTimer2().addEvent(r, 0);
+            _context.commSystem().initGeoIP();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/transport/CommSystemFacadeImpl.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/transport/CommSystemFacadeImpl.java
index 66037547cb..c443fa25d4 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/transport/CommSystemFacadeImpl.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/transport/CommSystemFacadeImpl.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import net.i2p.util.I2PThread;
 import net.i2p.util.Log;
 import net.i2p.util.SimpleTimer;
 import net.i2p.util.SimpleTimer2;
+import net.i2p.util.SystemVersion;
 import net.i2p.util.Translate;
 
 public class CommSystemFacadeImpl extends CommSystemFacade {
@@ -55,7 +56,6 @@ public class CommSystemFacadeImpl extends CommSystemFacade {
         _netMonitorStatus = true;
         _geoIP = new GeoIP(_context);
         _manager = new TransportManager(_context);
-        startGeoIP();
     }
     
     public synchronized void startup() {
@@ -363,8 +363,17 @@ public class CommSystemFacadeImpl extends CommSystemFacade {
      * tunnel selection, banlisting, etc.
      */
 
+    /**
+     *  Router must call after netdb is initialized
+     *  @since 0.9.41
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void initGeoIP() {
+        startGeoIP();
+    }
+
     /* We hope the routerinfos are read in and things have settled down by now, but it's not required to be so */
-    private static final int START_DELAY = 5*60*1000;
+    private static final int START_DELAY = SystemVersion.isSlow() ? 5*60*1000 : 5*1000;
     private static final int LOOKUP_TIME = 30*60*1000;
 
     private void startGeoIP() {
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/transport/GeoIP.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/transport/GeoIP.java
index e9a662e961..1d8277121f 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/transport/GeoIP.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/transport/GeoIP.java
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ public class GeoIP {
      * Blocking lookup of all pending IPs.
      * Results will be added to the table and available via get() after completion.
      */
-    public void blockingLookup() {
+    void blockingLookup() {
         if (! _context.getBooleanPropertyDefaultTrue(PROP_GEOIP_ENABLED)) {
             _pendingSearch.clear();
             _pendingIPv6Search.clear();
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ public class GeoIP {
                 return;
             File geoip2 = getGeoIP2();
             DatabaseReader dbr = null;
+            long start = _context.clock().now();
             try {
                 // clear the negative cache every few runs, to prevent it from getting too big
                 if (((++_lookupRunCount) % CLEAR) == 0)
@@ -295,6 +296,8 @@ public class GeoIP {
                 if (dbr != null) try { dbr.close(); } catch (IOException ioe) {}
                 _lock.set(false);
             }
+            if (_log.shouldInfo())
+                _log.info("GeoIP processing finished, time: " + (_context.clock().now() - start));
         }
     }
 
@@ -423,7 +426,6 @@ public class GeoIP {
         }
         String[] rv = new String[search.length];
         int idx = 0;
-        long start = _context.clock().now();
         BufferedReader br = null;
         try {
             String buf = null;
@@ -459,9 +461,6 @@ public class GeoIP {
             if (br != null) try { br.close(); } catch (IOException ioe) {}
         }
 
-        if (_log.shouldLog(Log.INFO)) {
-            _log.info("GeoIP processing finished, time: " + (_context.clock().now() - start));
-        }
         return rv;
     }
 
@@ -499,7 +498,7 @@ public class GeoIP {
      * Add to the list needing lookup
      * @param ip IPv4 or IPv6
      */
-    public void add(String ip) {
+    void add(String ip) {
         byte[] pib = Addresses.getIP(ip);
         if (pib == null) return;
         add(pib);
@@ -509,7 +508,7 @@ public class GeoIP {
      * Add to the list needing lookup
      * @param ip IPv4 or IPv6
      */
-    public void add(byte ip[]) {
+    void add(byte ip[]) {
         add(toLong(ip));
     }
 
@@ -529,7 +528,7 @@ public class GeoIP {
      * @param ip IPv4 or IPv6
      * @return lower-case code, generally two letters, or null.
      */
-    public String get(String ip) {
+    String get(String ip) {
         byte[] pib = Addresses.getIP(ip);
         if (pib == null) return null;
         return get(pib);
@@ -540,7 +539,7 @@ public class GeoIP {
      * @param ip IPv4 or IPv6
      * @return lower-case code, generally two letters, or null.
      */
-    public String get(byte ip[]) {
+    String get(byte ip[]) {
         return get(toLong(ip));
     }
 
@@ -597,7 +596,7 @@ public class GeoIP {
      * @param code two-letter lower case code
      * @return untranslated name or null
      */
-    public String fullName(String code) {
+    String fullName(String code) {
         return _codeToName.get(code);
     }