diff --git a/Classes/Utility/GeoUtility.php b/Classes/Utility/GeoUtility.php
index da947d4..b798da9 100644
--- a/Classes/Utility/GeoUtility.php
+++ b/Classes/Utility/GeoUtility.php
@@ -216,7 +216,9 @@ public function getGeoLocation(): ?Position
         $sessionUtility = GeneralUtility::makeInstance(SessionUtility::class);
 
         // If excluded ip, return null
-
+        if($this->excluded) {
+            return null;
+        }
 
         // If debug position, return it
         if ($this->debugPosition) {
@@ -224,17 +226,11 @@ public function getGeoLocation(): ?Position
             return $this->debugPosition;
         }
 
-        // Return null if frontend or frontend user is not initialized yet
-        if(!$GLOBALS['TSFE'] || !$GLOBALS['TSFE']->fe_user) {
-            return null;
-        }
-
         // If geolocation was already stored in session, return it
         if ($sessionUtility->get('geoLocation')) {
             /** @var Position $position */
             $position = $sessionUtility->get('geoLocation');
             $position->setFromSession(true);
-
             return $position;
         }
 
@@ -244,11 +240,9 @@ public function getGeoLocation(): ?Position
             $position = $geolocationService->getGeolocation();
             if ($position instanceof Position) {
                 $sessionUtility->set('geoLocation', $position);
-
                 return $position;
             }
         }
-
         return null;
     }
 
diff --git a/Classes/Utility/SessionUtility.php b/Classes/Utility/SessionUtility.php
index 2af3725..20fd867 100644
--- a/Classes/Utility/SessionUtility.php
+++ b/Classes/Utility/SessionUtility.php
@@ -52,9 +52,7 @@ class SessionUtility implements SingletonInterface
     const KEY = 'tw_geo';
 
     /**
-     * The frontend user session for key 'tw_geo'
-     *
-     * @var array|null
+     * @var array
      */
     protected $session = null;
 
@@ -63,8 +61,9 @@ class SessionUtility implements SingletonInterface
      */
     public function __construct()
     {
-        if (!empty($GLOBALS['TSFE']->fe_user)) {
-            $this->session = $GLOBALS['TSFE']->fe_user->getKey('ses', self::KEY) ?: [];
+        session_start();
+        if (!array_key_exists(self::KEY, $_SESSION)) {
+            $_SESSION[self::KEY] = [];
         }
     }
 
@@ -78,12 +77,11 @@ public function __construct()
      */
     public function set(string $key, $value): bool
     {
-        if (!is_array($this->session)) {
+        if(!$_SESSION || !is_array($_SESSION[self::KEY])) {
             return false;
         }
-        $this->session[$key] = $value;
-        $GLOBALS['TSFE']->fe_user->setKey('ses', self::KEY, $this->session);
 
+        $_SESSION[self::KEY][$key] = serialize($value);
         return true;
     }
 
@@ -96,6 +94,10 @@ public function set(string $key, $value): bool
      */
     public function get(string $key)
     {
-        return ($this->session && isset($this->session[$key])) ? $this->session[$key] : null;
+        if (!is_array($_SESSION) || !isset($_SESSION[self::KEY][$key])) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return unserialize($_SESSION[self::KEY][$key]);
     }
 }