diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0d2bc51..800adc3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1093,5 +1093,5 @@ It actually is possible to gateway location publishes arriving via HTTP into MQT
 
 ### Override reverse-geo precision
 
-If a payload is received with an element called `_geoprec` it contains an ovveride for the Recorder's configured reverse-geo precision. So, for example, if Recorder is running with precision 7, say, and the received payload contains `"_geoprec" : 2` the 2 will be used for this particular publish. This is not used in the OwnTracks apps, but it can be used with payloads you generate otherwise.
+If a payload is received with an element called `_geoprec` it contains an overide for the Recorder's configured reverse-geo precision. So, for example, if Recorder is running with precision 7, say, and the received payload contains `"_geoprec" : 2` the 2 will be used for this particular publish. This is not used in the OwnTracks apps, but it can be used with payloads you generate otherwise. If `_geoprec` is negative, new reverse geo lookups will not be performed, but cached entries of `abs(_geoprec)` will be used.
 
diff --git a/recorder.c b/recorder.c
index 196fe90..997a829 100644
--- a/recorder.c
+++ b/recorder.c
@@ -849,7 +849,7 @@ void handle_message(void *userdata, char *topic, char *payload, size_t payloadle
 	utstring_renew(ghash);
 	utstring_renew(addr);
 	utstring_renew(cc);
-        p = geohash_encode(lat, lon, geoprec);
+        p = geohash_encode(lat, lon, abs(geoprec));
 	if (p != NULL) {
 		utstring_printf(ghash, "%s", p);
 		free(p);
@@ -870,19 +870,21 @@ void handle_message(void *userdata, char *topic, char *payload, size_t payloadle
 				utstring_printf(addr, "%s", j->string_);
 			}
 		} else {
-			if ((geo = revgeo(ud, lat, lon, addr, cc)) != NULL) {
-				gcache_json_put(ud->gc, UB(ghash), geo);
-			} else {
-				/* We didn't obtain reverse Geo, maybe because of over
-				 * quota; make a note of the missing geohash */
+			if (geoprec > 0) {
+				if ((geo = revgeo(ud, lat, lon, addr, cc)) != NULL) {
+					gcache_json_put(ud->gc, UB(ghash), geo);
+				} else {
+					/* We didn't obtain reverse Geo, maybe because of over
+					 * quota; make a note of the missing geohash */
 
-				char gfile[BUFSIZ];
-				FILE *fp;
+					char gfile[BUFSIZ];
+					FILE *fp;
 
-				snprintf(gfile, BUFSIZ, "%s/ghash/missing", STORAGEDIR);
-				if ((fp = fopen(gfile, "a")) != NULL) {
-					fprintf(fp, "%s %lf %lf\n", UB(ghash), lat, lon);
-					fclose(fp);
+					snprintf(gfile, BUFSIZ, "%s/ghash/missing", STORAGEDIR);
+					if ((fp = fopen(gfile, "a")) != NULL) {
+						fprintf(fp, "%s %lf %lf\n", UB(ghash), lat, lon);
+						fclose(fp);
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/storage.c b/storage.c
index db52242..d56d8b1 100644
--- a/storage.c
+++ b/storage.c
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ static JsonNode *line_to_location(char *line)
 		geoprec = j->number_;
 	}
 
-	if ((ghash = geohash_encode(lat, lon, geoprec)) != NULL) {
+	if ((ghash = geohash_encode(lat, lon, abs(geoprec))) != NULL) {
 		json_append_member(o, "ghash", json_mkstring(ghash));
 		get_geo(o, ghash);
 		free(ghash);