diff --git a/source/de/anomic/http/server/HTTPDemon.java b/source/de/anomic/http/server/HTTPDemon.java
index 84d268fb2..b3d0a598d 100644
--- a/source/de/anomic/http/server/HTTPDemon.java
+++ b/source/de/anomic/http/server/HTTPDemon.java
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ public final class HTTPDemon implements serverHandler, Cloneable {
         }
 
         // setting other connection properties
-        prop.put(HeaderFramework.CONNECTION_PROP_CLIENTIP, session.userAddress.isAnyLocalAddress() ? "localhost" : session.userAddress.getHostAddress());
+        prop.put(HeaderFramework.CONNECTION_PROP_CLIENTIP, session.userAddress.isAnyLocalAddress() || session.userAddress.isLinkLocalAddress() || session.userAddress.isLoopbackAddress() ? "localhost" : session.userAddress.getHostAddress());
         prop.put(HeaderFramework.CONNECTION_PROP_METHOD, HeaderFramework.METHOD_CONNECT);
         prop.put(HeaderFramework.CONNECTION_PROP_PATH, "/");
         prop.put(HeaderFramework.CONNECTION_PROP_EXT, "");
diff --git a/source/net/yacy/cora/protocol/Domains.java b/source/net/yacy/cora/protocol/Domains.java
index dadeb3005..f32278361 100644
--- a/source/net/yacy/cora/protocol/Domains.java
+++ b/source/net/yacy/cora/protocol/Domains.java
@@ -885,6 +885,7 @@ public class Domains {
                 "127.0.0.1".equals(host) ||
                 "localhost".equals(host) ||
                 host.startsWith("0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1") ||
+                host.startsWith("fe80:0:0:0:0:0:0:1") || // used by my mac as localhost
                 host.startsWith("::1/") ||
                 "::1".equals(host)
                 );
diff --git a/source/net/yacy/peers/Seed.java b/source/net/yacy/peers/Seed.java
index 1f02030a5..1adb3461f 100644
--- a/source/net/yacy/peers/Seed.java
+++ b/source/net/yacy/peers/Seed.java
@@ -1048,9 +1048,7 @@ public class Seed implements Cloneable, Comparable<Seed>, Comparator<Seed>
             try {
                 final URL url = new URL(seedURL);
                 final String host = url.getHost();
-                if ( host.equals("localhost")
-                    || host.startsWith("127.")
-                    || (host.startsWith("0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1")) ) {
+                if (Domains.isLocalhost(host)) {
                     return "seedURL in localhost rejected";
                 }
             } catch ( final MalformedURLException e ) {