diff --git a/plugins/Sidebar/SidebarPlugin.py b/plugins/Sidebar/SidebarPlugin.py
index ed77bbf5..ca4968cc 100644
--- a/plugins/Sidebar/SidebarPlugin.py
+++ b/plugins/Sidebar/SidebarPlugin.py
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ class UiWebsocketPlugin(object):
         import shutil
         from util import helper
 
-        if config.offline:
+        if config.offline or config.tor == 'always':
             return False
 
         self.log.info("Downloading GeoLite2 City database...")