diff --git a/src/api/server_proxy.py b/src/api/server_proxy.py
index 76ff675..8fecabe 100644
--- a/src/api/server_proxy.py
+++ b/src/api/server_proxy.py
@@ -77,8 +77,7 @@ class RenderServerProxy:
         return None
 
     def request(self, payload, timeout=5):
-        hostname = LOOPBACK if self.is_localhost else self.hostname
-        return requests.get(f'http://{hostname}:{self.port}/api/{payload}', timeout=timeout)
+        return requests.get(f'http://{self.optimized_hostname()}:{self.port}/api/{payload}', timeout=timeout)
 
     def start_background_update(self):
         if self.__update_in_background:
@@ -143,8 +142,7 @@ class RenderServerProxy:
         return self.request_data('all_engines')
 
     def notify_parent_of_status_change(self, parent_id, subjob):
-        hostname = LOOPBACK if self.is_localhost else self.hostname
-        return requests.post(f'http://{hostname}:{self.port}/api/job/{parent_id}/notify_parent_of_status_change',
+        return requests.post(f'http://{self.optimized_hostname()}:{self.port}/api/job/{parent_id}/notify_parent_of_status_change',
                              json=subjob.json())
 
     def post_job_to_server(self, file_path, job_list, callback=None):
@@ -172,8 +170,7 @@ class RenderServerProxy:
         return requests.post(f'http://{self.hostname}:{self.port}/api/add_job', data=monitor, headers=headers)
 
     def get_job_files(self, job_id, save_path):
-        hostname = LOOPBACK if self.is_localhost else self.hostname
-        url = f"http://{hostname}:{self.port}/api/job/{job_id}/download_all"
+        url = f"http://{self.optimized_hostname()}:{self.port}/api/job/{job_id}/download_all"
         return self.download_file(url, filename=save_path)
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -193,5 +190,7 @@ class RenderServerProxy:
 
     def delete_engine(self, engine, version, system_cpu=None):
         form_data = {'engine': engine, 'version': version, 'system_cpu': system_cpu}
-        hostname = LOOPBACK if self.is_localhost else self.hostname
-        return requests.post(f'http://{hostname}:{self.port}/api/delete_engine', json=form_data)
+        return requests.post(f'http://{self.optimized_hostname()}:{self.port}/api/delete_engine', json=form_data)
+
+    def optimized_hostname(self):
+        return LOOPBACK if self.is_localhost else self.hostname
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/ui/main_window.py b/src/ui/main_window.py
index 5caaa3e..55e0f41 100644
--- a/src/ui/main_window.py
+++ b/src/ui/main_window.py
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         """
         selected_job_ids = self.selected_job_ids()
         if selected_job_ids:
-            url = f'http://{self.current_server_proxy.hostname}:{self.current_server_proxy.port}/api/job/{selected_job_ids[0]}/logs'
+            url = f'http://{self.current_server_proxy.optimized_hostname()}:{self.current_server_proxy.port}/api/job/{selected_job_ids[0]}/logs'
             self.log_viewer_window = LogViewer(url)
             self.log_viewer_window.show()