diff --git a/backend/src/main/kotlin/org/tormap/service/IpLookupService.kt b/backend/src/main/kotlin/org/tormap/service/IpLookupService.kt
index a3c5e796..56c757cb 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/kotlin/org/tormap/service/IpLookupService.kt
+++ b/backend/src/main/kotlin/org/tormap/service/IpLookupService.kt
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ class IpLookupService(
     fun lookupLocation(ipAddress: String): Location? = try {
         if (isValidPublicIPAddress(ipAddress)) {
             Location(dbipLocationDB.city(InetAddress.getByName(ipAddress)))
-        }
-        null
+        } else null
     } catch (exception: Exception) {
         logger.debug("Location lookup for IP $ipAddress failed! ${exception.javaClass}: ${exception.message}")
         null
@@ -41,8 +40,7 @@ class IpLookupService(
     fun lookupAutonomousSystem(ipAddress: String): AsnResponse? = try {
         if (isValidPublicIPAddress(ipAddress)) {
             maxmindAutonomousSystemDB.asn(InetAddress.getByName(ipAddress))
-        }
-        null
+        } else null
     } catch (exception: Exception) {
         logger.debug("Autonomous System lookup for IP $ipAddress failed! ${exception.javaClass}: ${exception.message}")
         null