diff --git a/extra/modules/greenbids-real-time-data/src/main/java/org/prebid/server/hooks/modules/greenbids/real/time/data/config/DatabaseReaderFactory.java b/extra/modules/greenbids-real-time-data/src/main/java/org/prebid/server/hooks/modules/greenbids/real/time/data/config/DatabaseReaderFactory.java
index 4f2d36a130a..5ff95b347a7 100644
--- a/extra/modules/greenbids-real-time-data/src/main/java/org/prebid/server/hooks/modules/greenbids/real/time/data/config/DatabaseReaderFactory.java
+++ b/extra/modules/greenbids-real-time-data/src/main/java/org/prebid/server/hooks/modules/greenbids/real/time/data/config/DatabaseReaderFactory.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import io.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpResponseStatus;
 import io.vertx.core.file.FileSystem;
+import io.vertx.core.http.HttpClientOptions;
 import io.vertx.core.http.HttpClientRequest;
 import io.vertx.core.http.HttpClientResponse;
 import com.maxmind.db.Reader;
@@ -37,8 +38,7 @@ public class DatabaseReaderFactory implements Initializable {
 
     private final FileSystem fileSystem;
 
-    public DatabaseReaderFactory(
-            GreenbidsRealTimeDataProperties properties, Vertx vertx) {
+    public DatabaseReaderFactory(GreenbidsRealTimeDataProperties properties, Vertx vertx) {
         this.properties = properties;
         this.vertx = vertx;
         this.fileSystem = vertx.fileSystem();
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ public DatabaseReaderFactory(
 
     @Override
     public void initialize(Promise<Void> initializePromise) {
-        vertx.executeBlocking(() -> downloadAndExtract().onSuccess(databaseReaderRef::set))
+        downloadAndExtract()
+                .onSuccess(databaseReaderRef::set)
                 .<Void>mapEmpty()
                 .onComplete(initializePromise);
     }
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ private Future<DatabaseReader> downloadAndExtract() {
         final String downloadUrl = properties.getGeoLiteCountryPath();
         final String tmpPath = properties.getTmpPath();
         return downloadFile(downloadUrl, tmpPath)
-                .map(unused -> extractMMDB(tmpPath))
+                .compose(ignored -> vertx.executeBlocking(() -> extractMMDB(tmpPath)))
                 .onComplete(ar -> removeFile(tmpPath));
     }
 
@@ -74,7 +75,11 @@ private Future<HttpClientResponse> sendHttpRequest(String url) {
                 .setTimeout(properties.getTimeoutMs())
                 .setAbsoluteURI(url);
 
-        return vertx.createHttpClient().request(options)
+        final HttpClientOptions httpClientOptions = new HttpClientOptions()
+                .setConnectTimeout(properties.getTimeoutMs().intValue())
+                .setMaxRedirects(properties.getMaxRedirects());
+
+        return vertx.createHttpClient(httpClientOptions).request(options)
                 .compose(HttpClientRequest::send)
                 .map(this::validateResponse);
     }
@@ -113,8 +118,12 @@ private DatabaseReader extractMMDB(String tarGzPath) {
     }
 
     private void removeFile(String filePath) {
-        fileSystem.delete(filePath)
-                .onFailure(err -> logger.error("Failed to remove file {}", filePath, err));
+        fileSystem.exists(filePath).onSuccess(exists -> {
+            if (exists) {
+               fileSystem.delete(filePath)
+                        .onFailure(err -> logger.error("Failed to remove file {}", filePath, err));
+            }
+        });
     }
 
     public DatabaseReader getDatabaseReader() {
diff --git a/extra/modules/greenbids-real-time-data/src/main/java/org/prebid/server/hooks/modules/greenbids/real/time/data/config/GreenbidsRealTimeDataConfiguration.java b/extra/modules/greenbids-real-time-data/src/main/java/org/prebid/server/hooks/modules/greenbids/real/time/data/config/GreenbidsRealTimeDataConfiguration.java
index 596d41bc939..a6b47f7d6ad 100644
--- a/extra/modules/greenbids-real-time-data/src/main/java/org/prebid/server/hooks/modules/greenbids/real/time/data/config/GreenbidsRealTimeDataConfiguration.java
+++ b/extra/modules/greenbids-real-time-data/src/main/java/org/prebid/server/hooks/modules/greenbids/real/time/data/config/GreenbidsRealTimeDataConfiguration.java
@@ -32,15 +32,14 @@
 public class GreenbidsRealTimeDataConfiguration {
 
     @Bean
-    DatabaseReaderFactory databaseReaderFactory(
-            GreenbidsRealTimeDataProperties properties, Vertx vertx) {
+    DatabaseReaderFactory databaseReaderFactory(GreenbidsRealTimeDataProperties properties, Vertx vertx) {
         return new DatabaseReaderFactory(properties, vertx);
     }
 
     @Bean
-    GreenbidsInferenceDataService greenbidsInferenceDataService(
-            DatabaseReaderFactory databaseReaderFactory,
-            CountryCodeMapper countryCodeMapper) {
+    GreenbidsInferenceDataService greenbidsInferenceDataService(DatabaseReaderFactory databaseReaderFactory,
+                                                                CountryCodeMapper countryCodeMapper) {
+
         return new GreenbidsInferenceDataService(
                 databaseReaderFactory, ObjectMapperProvider.mapper(), countryCodeMapper);
     }
diff --git a/extra/modules/greenbids-real-time-data/src/main/java/org/prebid/server/hooks/modules/greenbids/real/time/data/config/GreenbidsRealTimeDataProperties.java b/extra/modules/greenbids-real-time-data/src/main/java/org/prebid/server/hooks/modules/greenbids/real/time/data/config/GreenbidsRealTimeDataProperties.java
index e86776d155e..4752a2e8840 100644
--- a/extra/modules/greenbids-real-time-data/src/main/java/org/prebid/server/hooks/modules/greenbids/real/time/data/config/GreenbidsRealTimeDataProperties.java
+++ b/extra/modules/greenbids-real-time-data/src/main/java/org/prebid/server/hooks/modules/greenbids/real/time/data/config/GreenbidsRealTimeDataProperties.java
@@ -22,4 +22,6 @@ public class GreenbidsRealTimeDataProperties {
     String thresholdsCacheKeyPrefix;
 
     Long timeoutMs;
+
+    Integer maxRedirects;
 }
diff --git a/extra/modules/greenbids-real-time-data/src/main/java/org/prebid/server/hooks/modules/greenbids/real/time/data/core/GreenbidsInferenceDataService.java b/extra/modules/greenbids-real-time-data/src/main/java/org/prebid/server/hooks/modules/greenbids/real/time/data/core/GreenbidsInferenceDataService.java
index 6bc599a0b85..c16a8de917f 100644
--- a/extra/modules/greenbids-real-time-data/src/main/java/org/prebid/server/hooks/modules/greenbids/real/time/data/core/GreenbidsInferenceDataService.java
+++ b/extra/modules/greenbids-real-time-data/src/main/java/org/prebid/server/hooks/modules/greenbids/real/time/data/core/GreenbidsInferenceDataService.java
@@ -40,10 +40,9 @@ public class GreenbidsInferenceDataService {
 
     private final CountryCodeMapper countryCodeMapper;
 
-    public GreenbidsInferenceDataService(
-            DatabaseReaderFactory dbReaderFactory,
-            ObjectMapper mapper,
-            CountryCodeMapper countryCodeMapper) {
+    public GreenbidsInferenceDataService(DatabaseReaderFactory dbReaderFactory,
+                                         ObjectMapper mapper,
+                                         CountryCodeMapper countryCodeMapper) {
         this.databaseReaderFactory = Objects.requireNonNull(dbReaderFactory);
         this.mapper = Objects.requireNonNull(mapper);
         this.countryCodeMapper = Objects.requireNonNull(countryCodeMapper);
@@ -100,6 +99,7 @@ private List<ThrottlingMessage> extractMessagesForImp(
                 .map(Geo::getCountry)
                 .map(countryCodeMapper::mapToAlpha2)
                 .map(GreenbidsInferenceDataService::getCountryNameFromAlpha2)
+                .filter(c -> !c.isEmpty())
                 .orElseGet(() -> getCountry(ip));
 
         return createThrottlingMessages(
@@ -119,13 +119,10 @@ private static String getCountryNameFromAlpha2(String isoCode) {
     }
 
     private String getCountry(String ip) {
-        if (ip == null) {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        return Optional.ofNullable(databaseReaderFactory.getDatabaseReader())
-                .map(dbReader -> getCountryFromIpUsingDatabase(dbReader, ip))
-                .orElse(null);
+        final DatabaseReader databaseReader = databaseReaderFactory.getDatabaseReader();
+        return ip != null && databaseReader != null
+                ? getCountryFromIpUsingDatabase(databaseReader, ip)
+                : null;
     }
 
     private String getCountryFromIpUsingDatabase(DatabaseReader databaseReader, String ip) {