diff --git a/adguard-exporter/Dockerfile b/adguard-exporter/Dockerfile
index 467eec7..48cef09 100644
--- a/adguard-exporter/Dockerfile
+++ b/adguard-exporter/Dockerfile
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ ARG TARGETARCH
 RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=$TARGETOS GOARCH=$TARGETARCH \
     go build -ldflags="-s -w" -o adguard-exporter .
 
+# Create empty GeoLite2 placeholder (geo metrics disabled without real DB)
+RUN touch /app/GeoLite2-City.mmdb
+
 FROM alpine:3.24 AS certs
 RUN apk add --no-cache ca-certificates