diff --git a/services/collector/src/tracking/device-enrichment.service.ts b/services/collector/src/tracking/device-enrichment.service.ts
index 6a3e024..adbe6f9 100644
--- a/services/collector/src/tracking/device-enrichment.service.ts
+++ b/services/collector/src/tracking/device-enrichment.service.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { Injectable, Logger, OnModuleInit } from '@nestjs/common';
 import * as crypto from 'crypto';
-import * as geoip from 'geoip-lite';
+import geoip from 'geoip-lite';
 import type { OrganizationType, ResponseTier, ProxyType } from '@lilith/gov-detection';
 import { GovDetectionService } from './gov-detection.service';
 
@@ -66,9 +66,20 @@ interface ParsedUserAgent {
 }
 
 @Injectable()
-export class DeviceEnrichmentService {
+export class DeviceEnrichmentService implements OnModuleInit {
+  private readonly logger = new Logger(DeviceEnrichmentService.name);
+
   constructor(private readonly govDetection: GovDetectionService) {}
 
+  onModuleInit() {
+    const test = geoip.lookup('8.8.8.8');
+    if (test?.country) {
+      this.logger.log(`GeoIP operational — test lookup returned ${test.country}`);
+    } else {
+      this.logger.error('GeoIP NOT WORKING — test lookup for 8.8.8.8 returned null. Country data will be unavailable.');
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Enrich device data from User-Agent, IP, and client data
    * NOTE: IP address is NOT stored - only used for geo lookup, then discarded