diff --git a/ecosystem/platform/server/app/helpers/node_helper.rb b/ecosystem/platform/server/app/helpers/node_helper.rb
index 5b7167177e43c..6299a5da7ea15 100644
--- a/ecosystem/platform/server/app/helpers/node_helper.rb
+++ b/ecosystem/platform/server/app/helpers/node_helper.rb
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ def initialize(hostname, metrics_port, http_api_port)
 
     # @return IPResult
     def resolve_ip
+      return IPResult.new(true, @hostname, nil) if @hostname =~ Resolv::IPv4::Regex
+
       resolved_ip = Resolv::DNS.open do |dns|
         dns.timeouts = 0.5
         dns.getaddress @hostname
@@ -67,11 +69,13 @@ def resolve_ip
 
     # @return [LocationResult]
     def location
+      return LocationResult(false, "Can not fetch location with no IP: #{@ip.message}", nil) unless @ip.ok
+
       client = MaxMind::GeoIP2::Client.new(
         account_id: ENV.fetch('MAXMIND_ACCOUNT_ID'),
         license_key: ENV.fetch('MAXMIND_LICENSE_KEY')
       )
-      LocationResult.new(true, nil, client.insights(@ip))
+      LocationResult.new(true, nil, client.insights(@ip.ip))
     rescue StandardError => e
       Sentry.capture_exception(e)
       LocationResult.new(false, "Error: #{e}", nil)
diff --git a/ecosystem/platform/server/app/jobs/location_job.rb b/ecosystem/platform/server/app/jobs/location_job.rb
index 262a07c3ffa08..db56a261ccfe6 100644
--- a/ecosystem/platform/server/app/jobs/location_job.rb
+++ b/ecosystem/platform/server/app/jobs/location_job.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@ def perform(args)
 
     # pass zeroes as a hack here: we only need the validator address
     node_verifier = NodeHelper::NodeVerifier.new(it1_profile.validator_address, 0, 0)
-    location_res = node_verifier.location
+
+    unless node_verifier.ip.ok
+      raise LocationFetchError,
+            "Error fetching IP for #{it1_profile.validator_address}: #{node_verifier.ip.message}"
+    end
 
     new_ip = node_verifier.ip.ip
     if new_ip != it1_profile.validator_ip
@@ -22,11 +26,13 @@ def perform(args)
                         "#{it1_profile.validator_address}: was #{it1_profile.validator_ip}, got #{new_ip}"
     end
 
+    location_res = node_verifier.location
+
     unless location_res.ok
       # TODO: DO SOMETHING (SENTRY? THROW?) IF THIS IS NOT OK
-      raise LocationFetchError("Error fetching location for #{it1_profile.validator_ip}: #{location_res.message}")
+      raise LocationFetchError, "Error fetching location for '#{it1_profile.validator_ip}': #{location_res.message}"
     end
 
-    Location.upsert_from_maxmind!(@it1_profile, location_res.record)
+    Location.upsert_from_maxmind!(it1_profile, location_res.record)
   end
 end
diff --git a/ecosystem/platform/server/app/models/location.rb b/ecosystem/platform/server/app/models/location.rb
index 7d842e63ced0d..f618e1deb446b 100644
--- a/ecosystem/platform/server/app/models/location.rb
+++ b/ecosystem/platform/server/app/models/location.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ class Location < ApplicationRecord
 
   # @param [MaxMind::GeoIP2::Model::Insights] data
   def self.upsert_from_maxmind!(item, data)
-    item.location = (item.location || Location.new(attr)).tap { |location| location.assign_from_maxmind(data) }
+    item.location = (item&.location || Location.new).tap { |location| location.assign_from_maxmind(data) }
     item.location.save!
   end
 
diff --git a/ecosystem/platform/server/app/views/it1_profiles/_form.html.erb b/ecosystem/platform/server/app/views/it1_profiles/_form.html.erb
index 795a9ecfa0fdf..b77e09ba99429 100644
--- a/ecosystem/platform/server/app/views/it1_profiles/_form.html.erb
+++ b/ecosystem/platform/server/app/views/it1_profiles/_form.html.erb
@@ -67,7 +67,9 @@
         </div>
 
         <div class="mb-16">
-          <h3 class="text-teal-400 font-mono uppercase text-2xl mb-2">Full Node</h3>
+          <h3 class="text-teal-400 font-mono uppercase text-2xl mb-2">
+            Full Node <span class="text-teal-400 opacity-50 font-mono lowercase text-sm mb-2">[optional]</span>
+          </h3>
           <div class="mb-8"><%= render 'shared/bump' %></div>
 
           <div class="mb-4">