diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-build.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-build.yml
index d7a76f2673..56fd0d15eb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-build.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     env:
       CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
+      IPINFO_API_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.IPINFO_API_TOKEN }}
     steps:
       - name: Install Dependencies (Linux)
         run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y install libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev build-essential curl wget libssl-dev libgtk-3-dev libudev-dev squashfs-tools protobuf-compiler
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index ff0b3f7cd2..468c8ce88a 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -6062,7 +6062,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nym-node-status-api"
-version = "1.0.0-rc.5"
+version = "1.0.0-rc.6"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "axum 0.7.7",
diff --git a/nym-node-status-api/nym-node-status-api/Cargo.toml b/nym-node-status-api/nym-node-status-api/Cargo.toml
index 1698cbb858..3408d1e4ef 100644
--- a/nym-node-status-api/nym-node-status-api/Cargo.toml
+++ b/nym-node-status-api/nym-node-status-api/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 [package]
 name = "nym-node-status-api"
-version = "1.0.0-rc.5"
+version = "1.0.0-rc.6"
 authors.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true
diff --git a/nym-node-status-api/nym-node-status-api/src/monitor/geodata.rs b/nym-node-status-api/nym-node-status-api/src/monitor/geodata.rs
index 1042b15cce..369acee1a7 100644
--- a/nym-node-status-api/nym-node-status-api/src/monitor/geodata.rs
+++ b/nym-node-status-api/nym-node-status-api/src/monitor/geodata.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use cosmwasm_std::{Addr, Coin};
-use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize};
 
 pub(crate) struct IpInfoClient {
     client: reqwest::Client,
@@ -15,11 +15,7 @@ impl IpInfoClient {
     }
 
     pub(crate) async fn locate_ip(&self, ip: impl AsRef<str>) -> anyhow::Result<Location> {
-        let url = format!(
-            "https://ipinfo.io/{}/country?token={}",
-            ip.as_ref(),
-            &self.token
-        );
+        let url = format!("https://ipinfo.io/{}?token={}", ip.as_ref(), &self.token);
         let response = self
             .client
             .get(url)
@@ -33,11 +29,12 @@ impl IpInfoClient {
                 }
                 anyhow::Error::from(err)
             })?;
-        let response_text = response.text().await?.trim().to_string();
+        let raw_response = response.text().await?;
+        let response: LocationResponse =
+            serde_json::from_str(&raw_response).inspect_err(|e| tracing::error!("{e}"))?;
+        let location = response.into();
 
-        Ok(Location {
-            two_letter_iso_country_code: response_text,
-        })
+        Ok(location)
     }
 
     /// check DOESN'T consume bandwidth allowance
@@ -64,7 +61,7 @@ impl IpInfoClient {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize)]
 pub(crate) struct NodeGeoData {
     pub(crate) identity_key: String,
     pub(crate) owner: Addr,
@@ -72,15 +69,55 @@ pub(crate) struct NodeGeoData {
     pub(crate) location: Location,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, Serialize)]
 pub(crate) struct Location {
     pub(crate) two_letter_iso_country_code: String,
+    #[serde(flatten)]
+    pub(crate) location: Coordinates,
+}
+
+impl From<LocationResponse> for Location {
+    fn from(value: LocationResponse) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            two_letter_iso_country_code: value.two_letter_iso_country_code,
+            location: value.loc,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize)]
+pub(crate) struct LocationResponse {
+    #[serde(rename = "country")]
+    pub(crate) two_letter_iso_country_code: String,
+    #[serde(deserialize_with = "deserialize_loc")]
+    pub(crate) loc: Coordinates,
+}
+
+fn deserialize_loc<'de, D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Coordinates, D::Error>
+where
+    D: Deserializer<'de>,
+{
+    let loc_raw = String::deserialize(deserializer)?;
+    match loc_raw.split_once(',') {
+        Some((lat, long)) => Ok(Coordinates {
+            latitude: lat.parse().map_err(serde::de::Error::custom)?,
+            longitude: long.parse().map_err(serde::de::Error::custom)?,
+        }),
+        None => Err(serde::de::Error::custom("coordinates")),
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Default, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub(crate) struct Coordinates {
+    pub(crate) latitude: f64,
+    pub(crate) longitude: f64,
 }
 
 impl Location {
     pub(crate) fn empty() -> Self {
         Self {
             two_letter_iso_country_code: String::new(),
+            location: Coordinates::default(),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -110,3 +147,38 @@ pub(crate) mod ipinfo {
         pub(crate) remaining: u64,
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod api_regression {
+
+    use super::*;
+    use std::{env::var, sync::LazyLock};
+
+    static IPINFO_TOKEN: LazyLock<String> = LazyLock::new(|| var("IPINFO_API_TOKEN").unwrap());
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn should_parse_response() {
+        let client = IpInfoClient::new(&(*IPINFO_TOKEN));
+        let my_ip = reqwest::get("https://api.ipify.org")
+            .await
+            .expect("Couldn't get own IP")
+            .text()
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+
+        let location_result = client.locate_ip(my_ip).await;
+        assert!(location_result.is_ok(), "Did ipinfo response change?");
+
+        assert!(
+            client.check_remaining_bandwidth().await.is_ok(),
+            "Failed to check remaining bandwidth?"
+        );
+
+        // when serialized, these fields should be present because they're exposed over API
+        let location_result = location_result.unwrap();
+        let json = serde_json::to_value(&location_result).unwrap();
+        assert!(json.get("two_letter_iso_country_code").is_some());
+        assert!(json.get("latitude").is_some());
+        assert!(json.get("longitude").is_some());
+    }
+}