diff --git a/backend/getIP.php b/backend/getIP.php
index b03afbfa7..530cd5797 100755
--- a/backend/getIP.php
+++ b/backend/getIP.php
@@ -348,11 +348,7 @@ function calculateDistance($clientLocation, $serverLocation, $unit)
 function getIspInfo_offlineDb($ip){
     $reader = new Reader('country_asn.mmdb');
     $record = $reader->get($ip);
-    if(is_null($record)){
-        return "{}";
-    }else{
-        return $record;
-    }
+    return $record;
 }
 
 /**