diff --git a/connector/syncthingconfig.cpp b/connector/syncthingconfig.cpp
index 9dda8e8..9727c88 100644
--- a/connector/syncthingconfig.cpp
+++ b/connector/syncthingconfig.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include "./syncthingconfig.h"
+#include "./utils.h"
 
 #include <QFile>
-#include <QHostAddress>
 #include <QStandardPaths>
 #include <QXmlStreamReader>
 
@@ -83,9 +83,7 @@ bool SyncthingConfig::restore(const QString &configFilePath)
 
 QString SyncthingConfig::syncthingUrl() const
 {
-    return (guiEnforcesSecureConnection || !QHostAddress(guiAddress.mid(0, guiAddress.indexOf(QChar(':')))).isLoopback() ? QStringLiteral("https://")
-                                                                                                                         : QStringLiteral("http://"))
-        + guiAddress;
+    return (guiEnforcesSecureConnection || isLocal(guiAddress) ? QStringLiteral("https://") : QStringLiteral("http://")) + guiAddress;
 }
 
 } // namespace Data
diff --git a/connector/utils.cpp b/connector/utils.cpp
index 01621a6..8dc33ec 100644
--- a/connector/utils.cpp
+++ b/connector/utils.cpp
@@ -104,13 +104,12 @@ QString rescanIntervalString(int rescanInterval, bool fileSystemWatcherEnabled)
 }
 
 /*!
- * \brief Returns whether the host specified by the given \a url is the local machine.
+ * \brief Returns whether the specified \a hostname is the local machine.
  */
-bool isLocal(const QUrl &url)
+bool isLocal(const QString &hostname)
 {
-    const QString host(url.host());
-    const QHostAddress hostAddress(host);
-    return host.compare(QLatin1String("localhost"), Qt::CaseInsensitive) == 0 || hostAddress.isLoopback()
+    const QHostAddress hostAddress(hostname);
+    return hostname.compare(QLatin1String("localhost"), Qt::CaseInsensitive) == 0 || hostAddress.isLoopback()
         || QNetworkInterface::allAddresses().contains(hostAddress);
 }
 
diff --git a/connector/utils.h b/connector/utils.h
index 859efb5..dc27ab1 100644
--- a/connector/utils.h
+++ b/connector/utils.h
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@
 
 #include <QJsonValue>
 #include <QStringList>
+#include <QUrl>
 
 #include <limits>
 #include <vector>
 
-QT_FORWARD_DECLARE_CLASS(QUrl)
 QT_FORWARD_DECLARE_CLASS(QJsonObject)
 
 namespace ChronoUtilities {
@@ -31,10 +31,18 @@ QString LIB_SYNCTHING_CONNECTOR_EXPORT directoryStatusString(const Data::Syncthi
 QString LIB_SYNCTHING_CONNECTOR_EXPORT syncCompleteString(
     const std::vector<const SyncthingDir *> &completedDirs, const SyncthingDev *remoteDevice = nullptr);
 QString LIB_SYNCTHING_CONNECTOR_EXPORT rescanIntervalString(int rescanInterval, bool fileSystemWatcherEnabled);
-bool LIB_SYNCTHING_CONNECTOR_EXPORT isLocal(const QUrl &url);
+bool LIB_SYNCTHING_CONNECTOR_EXPORT isLocal(const QString &hostname);
 bool LIB_SYNCTHING_CONNECTOR_EXPORT setDirectoriesPaused(QJsonObject &syncthingConfig, const QStringList &dirIds, bool paused);
 bool LIB_SYNCTHING_CONNECTOR_EXPORT setDevicesPaused(QJsonObject &syncthingConfig, const QStringList &dirs, bool paused);
 
+/*!
+ * \brief Returns whether the host specified by the given \a url is the local machine.
+ */
+inline bool isLocal(const QUrl &url)
+{
+    return isLocal(url.host());
+}
+
 template <typename IntType = quint64, Traits::EnableIf<std::is_integral<IntType>> * = nullptr>
 inline IntType LIB_SYNCTHING_CONNECTOR_EXPORT jsonValueToInt(const QJsonValue &value, double defaultValue = 0.0)
 {