diff --git a/maxmind.js b/maxmind.js
index 6c5ca9a..3905ace 100644
--- a/maxmind.js
+++ b/maxmind.js
@@ -112,6 +112,11 @@ async function downloadAndExtractMaxmindData(url, outputDir, tempDir, username,
  * @return {Promise<void>} Resolves when the data check and optional update process is completed.
  */
 async function checkAndUpdateMaxmindData(outputDir, tempDir, url, username, password) {
+    if (username === '' || password === '') {
+        console.log('No MaxMind credentials provided. Skipping MaxMind database update.');
+        return
+    }
+
     console.log('Checking for MaxMind database updates.');
 
     // Ensure the output directory exists
@@ -146,10 +151,10 @@ async function checkAndUpdateMaxmindData(outputDir, tempDir, url, username, pass
 
 const url = 'https://download.maxmind.com/geoip/databases/GeoIP2-Country/download?suffix=tar.gz';
 const outputDirectory = './maxmind';
-const username = '1102431';
-const password = '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';
-// const username = process.env.MAXMIND_ACCOUNT_NUMBER;
-// const password = process.env.MAXMIND_LICENSE_KEY;
+// const username = '1102431';
+// const password = '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';
+const username = process.env.MAXMIND_ACCOUNT_NUMBER;
+const password = process.env.MAXMIND_LICENSE_KEY;
 
 await checkAndUpdateMaxmindData(outputDirectory, '/tmp', url, username, password);