diff --git a/varken/helpers.py b/varken/helpers.py
index 0a5d166..492cebf 100644
--- a/varken/helpers.py
+++ b/varken/helpers.py
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ class GeoIPHandler(object):
         except FileNotFoundError:
             self.logger.error("Could not find GeoLite2 DB as: %s", self.dbfile)
             self.download()
+            dbdate = date.fromtimestamp(stat(self.dbfile).st_ctime)
+            
         first_wednesday_day = [week[2:3][0] for week in monthcalendar(today.year, today.month) if week[2:3][0] != 0][0]
         first_wednesday_date = date(today.year, today.month, first_wednesday_day)