diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 7916e28..ce8ccea 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -372,6 +372,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "idna 0.3.0",
  "lazy_static",
  "maxminddb",
+ "parking_lot",
  "regex",
  "serde",
  "tera",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 73d0296..ad49e85 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ clap = { version = "4", features = ["derive"] }
 governor = "0.5"
 idna = "0.3"
 lazy_static = "1.4.0"
+parking_lot = "0.12"
 regex = "1.7"
 serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
 tokio = { version = "1", features = ["full"] }
diff --git a/src/geoip.rs b/src/geoip.rs
index e494828..e0c45e6 100644
--- a/src/geoip.rs
+++ b/src/geoip.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 use maxminddb;
 use maxminddb::geoip2;
 
+use parking_lot::RwLock;
+
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 use std::net::IpAddr;
 use std::path::Path;
@@ -47,8 +49,9 @@ pub struct AsnResult {
 }
 
 pub struct MMDBCarrier {
-	pub mmdb: Option<maxminddb::Reader<Vec<u8>>>,
+	pub mmdb: RwLock<Option<maxminddb::Reader<Vec<u8>>>>,
 	pub name: String,
+	pub path: Option<String>,
 }
 
 pub trait QueryLocation {
@@ -122,7 +125,8 @@ pub fn geoip2_subdivision_to_named_location(item: geoip2::city::Subdivision, lan
 
 impl QueryAsn for MMDBCarrier {
 	fn query_asn_for_ip(&self, address: &IpAddr) -> Option<AsnResult> {
-		match &self.mmdb {
+		let mmdb = self.mmdb.read();
+		match &*mmdb {
 			Some(mmdb) => {
 				match  mmdb.lookup::<geoip2::Asn>(*address) {
 					Ok(res) => {
@@ -144,7 +148,8 @@ impl QueryAsn for MMDBCarrier {
 
 impl QueryLocation for MMDBCarrier {
 	fn query_location_for_ip(&self, address: &IpAddr, languages: &Vec<&String>) -> Option<LocationResult> {
-		match &self.mmdb {
+		let mmdb = self.mmdb.read();
+		match &*mmdb {
 			Some(mmdb) => {
 				match  mmdb.lookup::<geoip2::City>(*address) {
 					Ok(res) => {
@@ -210,22 +215,38 @@ impl QueryLocation for MMDBCarrier {
 }
 
 impl MMDBCarrier {
-	pub fn load_database_from_path(&mut self, path: &Path) -> Result<(),maxminddb::MaxMindDBError> {
+	pub fn new(name: String, path: Option<String>) -> MMDBCarrier {
+		MMDBCarrier {
+			mmdb: RwLock::new(None),
+			name: name,
+			path: path,
+		}
+	}
+
+	pub fn reload_database(&self) -> Result<(),maxminddb::MaxMindDBError> {
+		match &self.path {
+			Some(path) => self.load_database_from_path(Path::new(&path)),
+			None => Ok(()),
+		}
+	}
+
+	pub fn load_database_from_path(&self, path: &Path) -> Result<(),maxminddb::MaxMindDBError> {
+		let mut mmdb = self.mmdb.write();
 		println!("Loading {} from '{}' ...", &self.name, path.display());
 		match maxminddb::Reader::open_readfile(path) {
 			Ok(reader) => {
-				let wording = if self.mmdb.is_some() {
+				let wording = if mmdb.is_some() {
 					"Replaced old"
 				} else {
 					"Loaded new"
 				};
-				self.mmdb = Some(reader);
+				*mmdb = Some(reader);
 				println!("{} {} with new one.", wording, &self.name);
 				Ok(())
 			},
 			Err(e) => {
 				println!("Error while reading {}: {}", &self.name, &e);
-				if self.mmdb.is_some() {
+				if mmdb.is_some() {
 					println!("Not replacing old database.");
 				}
 				Err(e)
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 77d79de..cd00c06 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ use trust_dns_resolver::{
 use std::fs;
 use std::net::IpAddr;
 use std::sync::Arc;
-use std::path::Path;
 
 mod config;
 mod geoip;
@@ -205,23 +204,19 @@ async fn main() {
 
 	// Initalize GeoIP Database
 
-	let mut asn_db = geoip::MMDBCarrier {
-		mmdb: None,
-		name: "GeoIP ASN Database".to_string(),
-	};
-	match &config.geoip.asn_database {
-		Some(path) => { asn_db.load_database_from_path(Path::new(&path)).ok(); },
-		None => {},
-	}
+	let asn_db = geoip::MMDBCarrier::new(
+		"GeoIP ASN Database".to_string(),
+		config.geoip.asn_database.clone()
+	);
 
-	let mut location_db = geoip::MMDBCarrier {
-		mmdb: None,
-		name: "GeoIP Location Database".to_string(),
-	};
-	match &config.geoip.location_database {
-		Some(path) => { location_db.load_database_from_path(Path::new(&path)).ok(); },
-		None => {},
-	}
+	asn_db.reload_database().ok();
+
+	let location_db = geoip::MMDBCarrier::new(
+		"GeoIP Location Database".to_string(),
+		config.geoip.location_database.clone()
+	);
+
+	location_db.reload_database().ok();
 	
 	// Initalize DNS resolver with os defaults
 	println!("Initalizing dns resolver ...");