diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/downloader.py b/jellyfin_kodi/downloader.py
index 3b734deb..a0fccab4 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/downloader.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/downloader.py
@@ -41,21 +41,21 @@ def browse_info():
     )
 
 
-def _http(action, url, request={}, server_id=None):
-    request.update({'url': url, 'type': action})
-    return Jellyfin(server_id).http.request(request)
-
-
 def _get(handler, params=None, server_id=None):
-    return _http("GET", get_jellyfinserver_url(handler), {'params': params}, server_id)
-
+    url = get_jellyfinserver_url(handler)
+    jf = Jellyfin(server_id)
+    return jf.http.REQUEST(url, "GET", params)
 
 def _post(handler, json=None, params=None, server_id=None):
-    return _http("POST", get_jellyfinserver_url(handler), {'params': params, 'json': json}, server_id)
+    url = get_jellyfinserver_url(handler)
+    jf = Jellyfin(server_id)
+    return jf.http.REQUEST(url, "POST", params, json)
 
 
 def _delete(handler, params=None, server_id=None):
-    return _http("DELETE", get_jellyfinserver_url(handler), {'params': params}, server_id)
+    url = get_jellyfinserver_url(handler)
+    jf = Jellyfin(server_id)
+    return jf.http.REQUEST(url, "DELETE", params)
 
 
 def validate_view(library_id, item_id):
@@ -314,17 +314,14 @@ class GetItemWorker(threading.Thread):
 
                     return
 
-                request = {
-                    'type': "GET",
-                    'handler': "Users/{UserId}/Items",
-                    'params': {
-                        'Ids': ','.join(str(x) for x in item_ids),
-                        'Fields': api.info()
-                    }
+                url = self.server.http.get_handler_url("Users/{UserId}/Items")
+                params = {
+                    'Ids': ','.join(str(x) for x in item_ids),
+                    'Fields': api.info()
                 }
 
                 try:
-                    result = self.server.http.request(request, s)
+                    result = self.server.http.REQUEST(url, "GET", params, s)
 
                     for item in result['Items']:
 
diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/jellyfin/http.py b/jellyfin_kodi/jellyfin/http.py
index 63c58f3b..937c9f8a 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/jellyfin/http.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/jellyfin/http.py
@@ -64,6 +64,20 @@ class HTTP(object):
 
         return string
 
+    def REQUEST(self, url, type, params=None, json=None, session=None):
+        request = {'url': url, 'type': type}
+        if params is not None:
+            request['params'] = params
+        if json is not None:
+            request['json'] = json
+        return self.request(request, session)
+
+
+    def get_handler_url(self, handler):
+        server = self.config.data.get("auth.server", "")
+        return "%s/%s" % (server, handler)
+
+
     def request(self, data, session=None):
 
         ''' Give a chance to retry the connection. Jellyfin sometimes can be slow to answer back