diff --git a/config/initializers/geocoder.rb b/config/initializers/geocoder.rb
index 6dd5d7e..37727c2 100644
--- a/config/initializers/geocoder.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/geocoder.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,19 @@
 Geocoder.configure(
-  # IP-address geolocation service used by `request.location`.
-  # ipinfo.io works without an API key at low volume; add an ipinfo_token to the
-  # Rails credentials to raise the rate limit. For a no-rate-limit /
-  # privacy-friendly setup, swap this for an offline MaxMind GeoLite2 lookup
-  # (ip_lookup: :geoip2 + the .mmdb file).
-  ip_lookup: :ipinfo_io,
-  ipinfo_io: { api_key: Rails.application.credentials.ipinfo_token.presence },
+  # IP-address geolocation, used by ResolvePlayerCountryJob to tag each player
+  # with the country they played from.
+  #
+  # The credential is an **IPinfo Lite** token, so we use the Lite lookup: that
+  # is the endpoint the token is issued for (api.ipinfo.io/lite), and it is free
+  # and unmetered. It returns country + ASN only -- no city, no coordinates --
+  # which is all we need, since the job only reads `country_code`.
+  #
+  # Pointing this at :ipinfo_io instead still "works" (the token is accepted on
+  # ipinfo.io/<ip>/geo) but bills against the metered standard API, so a busy
+  # day can start returning 429s -- which are swallowed below and silently cost
+  # us a player's country. For a no-rate-limit / offline setup, swap in MaxMind
+  # GeoLite2 (ip_lookup: :geoip2 + the .mmdb file).
+  ip_lookup: :ipinfo_io_lite,
+  ipinfo_io_lite: { api_key: Rails.application.credentials.ipinfo_token.presence },
 
   # A slow or unreachable geo service must never hold up the start of the game.
   timeout: 2,