diff --git a/static/skywire-manager-src/src/app/components/vpn/pages/vpn-status/vpn-status.component.html b/static/skywire-manager-src/src/app/components/vpn/pages/vpn-status/vpn-status.component.html
index f610ac3a38..028e64c6e7 100644
--- a/static/skywire-manager-src/src/app/components/vpn/pages/vpn-status/vpn-status.component.html
+++ b/static/skywire-manager-src/src/app/components/vpn/pages/vpn-status/vpn-status.component.html
@@ -288,9 +288,9 @@
             <div class="title">{{ 'vpn.status-page.data.country' | translate }}</div>
             <div class="big-text" *ngIf="ipInfoAllowed">
               <ng-container *ngIf="ipCountry">{{ ipCountry }}</ng-container>
-              <ng-container *ngIf="!ipCountry && !loadingIpCountry">{{ 'common.unknown' | translate }}</ng-container>
-              <mat-spinner *ngIf="loadingIpCountry" [diameter]="20"></mat-spinner>
-              <mat-icon *ngIf="problemGettingIpCountry" class="small-icon blinking" [inline]="true" [matTooltip]="'vpn.status-page.data.ip-country-problem-info' | translate">warning</mat-icon>
+              <ng-container *ngIf="!ipCountry && !loadingCurrentIp">{{ 'common.unknown' | translate }}</ng-container>
+              <mat-spinner *ngIf="loadingCurrentIp" [diameter]="20"></mat-spinner>
+              <mat-icon *ngIf="problemGettingIp" class="small-icon blinking" [inline]="true" [matTooltip]="'vpn.status-page.data.ip-country-problem-info' | translate">warning</mat-icon>
             </div>
             <div class="big-text" *ngIf="!ipInfoAllowed">
               {{ 'vpn.status-page.data.unavailable' | translate }}
diff --git a/static/skywire-manager-src/src/app/components/vpn/pages/vpn-status/vpn-status.component.ts b/static/skywire-manager-src/src/app/components/vpn/pages/vpn-status/vpn-status.component.ts
index 8d77a348ca..ee7795442b 100644
--- a/static/skywire-manager-src/src/app/components/vpn/pages/vpn-status/vpn-status.component.ts
+++ b/static/skywire-manager-src/src/app/components/vpn/pages/vpn-status/vpn-status.component.ts
@@ -73,18 +73,12 @@ export class VpnStatusComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   ipInfoAllowed: boolean;
   // Public IP of the machine running the app.
   currentIp: string;
-  // IP the machine running the app had the last time it was checked.
-  previousIp: string;
   // Country of the public IP of the machine running the app.
   ipCountry: string;
   // If the current IP is being checked.
   loadingCurrentIp = true;
-  // If the country of the current IP is being checked.
-  loadingIpCountry = true;
   // If there was a problem the last time the code tried to get the current IP.
   problemGettingIp = false;
-  // If there was a problem the last time the code tried to get the country of the current IP.
-  problemGettingIpCountry = false;
   // Moment in which the IP was refreshed for the last time.
   private lastIpRefresDate = 0;
   // Pk of the local visor.
@@ -482,7 +476,7 @@ export class VpnStatusComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
 
     if (!ignoreTimeCheck) {
       // Cancel the operation if the IP or its country is already being obtained.
-      if (this.loadingCurrentIp || this.loadingIpCountry) {
+      if (this.loadingCurrentIp) {
         this.snackbarService.showWarning('vpn.status-page.data.ip-refresh-loading-warning');
 
         return;
@@ -507,73 +501,26 @@ export class VpnStatusComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
 
     // Indicate that the IP and its country are being loaded.
     this.loadingCurrentIp = true;
-    this.loadingIpCountry = true;
 
-    this.previousIp = this.currentIp;
-
-    // Get the IP.
-    this.ipSubscription = this.vpnClientService.getIp().subscribe(response => {
+    // Get the IP and country.
+    this.ipSubscription = this.vpnClientService.getIpData().subscribe(response => {
       this.loadingCurrentIp = false;
       this.lastIpRefresDate = Date.now();
 
       if (response) {
-        // Update the IP.
+        // Update the data.
         this.problemGettingIp = false;
-        this.currentIp = response;
-
-        // Update the country, if no country has been loaded or the IP changed.
-        if (!this.ipCountry || this.previousIp !== this.currentIp || this.problemGettingIpCountry) {
-          this.getIpCountry();
-        } else {
-          this.loadingIpCountry = false;
-        }
+        this.currentIp = response[0];
+        this.ipCountry = response[1];
       } else {
         // Indicate that there was a problem.
         this.problemGettingIp = true;
-        this.problemGettingIpCountry = true;
-        this.loadingIpCountry = false;
       }
     }, () => {
       // Indicate that there was a problem.
       this.lastIpRefresDate = Date.now();
       this.loadingCurrentIp = false;
-      this.loadingIpCountry = false;
       this.problemGettingIp = false;
-      this.problemGettingIpCountry = true;
-    });
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Checks and updates the country of the public IP of the machine running the app. It was made
-   * to be called from getIp().
-   */
-  private getIpCountry() {
-    if (!this.ipInfoAllowed) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    if (this.ipSubscription) {
-      this.ipSubscription.unsubscribe();
-    }
-
-    this.loadingIpCountry = true;
-
-    // Get the country.
-    this.ipSubscription = this.vpnClientService.getIpCountry(this.currentIp).subscribe(response => {
-      this.loadingIpCountry = false;
-
-      this.lastIpRefresDate = Date.now();
-
-      if (response) {
-        this.problemGettingIpCountry = false;
-        this.ipCountry = response;
-      } else {
-        this.problemGettingIpCountry = true;
-      }
-    }, () => {
-      this.lastIpRefresDate = Date.now();
-      this.loadingIpCountry = false;
-      this.problemGettingIpCountry = true;
     });
   }
 }
diff --git a/static/skywire-manager-src/src/app/services/vpn-client.service.ts b/static/skywire-manager-src/src/app/services/vpn-client.service.ts
index c96a01a0ae..4896ec3482 100644
--- a/static/skywire-manager-src/src/app/services/vpn-client.service.ts
+++ b/static/skywire-manager-src/src/app/services/vpn-client.service.ts
@@ -289,49 +289,30 @@ export class VpnClientService {
    * Gets the public IP of the machine running this app. If there is an error, it could
    * return null.
    */
-  getIp(): Observable<string> {
+   getIpData(): Observable<string[]> {
     // Use a test value if in development mode.
     if (!environment.production && AppConfig.vpn.hardcodedIpWhileDeveloping) {
-      return of('8.8.8.8 (testing)');
+      return of(['8.8.8.8 (testing)', 'United States (testing)']);
     }
 
-    return this.http.request('GET', 'https://api.ipify.org?format=json').pipe(
+    return this.http.request('GET', window.location.protocol + '//ip.skycoin.com/').pipe(
       retryWhen(errors => concat(errors.pipe(delay(this.standardWaitTime), take(4)), throwError(''))),
       map(data => {
-        if (data && data['ip']) {
-          return  data['ip'];
+        let ip = '';
+        if (data && data['ip_address']) {
+          ip = data['ip_address'];
+        } else {
+          ip = this.translateService.instant('common.unknown');
         }
 
-        return null;
-      })
-    );
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Gets the country of the public IP of the machine running this app. If there is an error,
-   * it could return null.
-   */
-  getIpCountry(ip: string): Observable<string> {
-    // Use a test value if in development mode.
-    if (!environment.production && AppConfig.vpn.hardcodedIpWhileDeveloping) {
-      return of('United States (testing)');
-    }
-
-    return this.http.request('GET', 'https://ip2c.org/' + ip, { responseType: 'text' }).pipe(
-      retryWhen(errors => concat(errors.pipe(delay(2000), take(4)), throwError(''))),
-      map(data => {
-        let country: string = null;
-
-        // The name must be the fourth element of the retrieved value.
-        if (data) {
-          const dataParts: string[] = data.split(';');
-
-          if (dataParts.length === 4) {
-            country = dataParts[3];
-          }
+        let country = '';
+        if (data && data['country_name']) {
+          country = data['country_name'];
+        } else {
+          country = this.translateService.instant('common.unknown');
         }
 
-        return country;
+        return [ip, country];
       })
     );
   }