diff --git a/lib/dtscmeta.cpp b/lib/dtscmeta.cpp
index 89f3645c..752c57d1 100644
--- a/lib/dtscmeta.cpp
+++ b/lib/dtscmeta.cpp
@@ -1457,6 +1457,7 @@ namespace DTSC {
     }
     vod = (packBytePos > 0);
     live = !vod;
+    EXTREME_MSG("Updating meta with %lld@%lld+%lld", packTrack, packTime, packOffset);
     if (packTrack > 0 && tracks.count(packTrack)){
       tracks[packTrack].update(packTime, packOffset, packDataSize, packBytePos, isKeyframe, packSendSize, segment_size, ivec);
     }
diff --git a/lib/h264.cpp b/lib/h264.cpp
index 91203890..e949424f 100644
--- a/lib/h264.cpp
+++ b/lib/h264.cpp
@@ -155,6 +155,8 @@ namespace h264 {
         unsigned int timeScale = bs.get(32);
         result.fps = (double)timeScale / (2 * unitsInTick);
         bs.skip(1);
+      }else{
+        result.fps = 0;
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/json.cpp b/lib/json.cpp
index ce27de81..cc4f3ee6 100644
--- a/lib/json.cpp
+++ b/lib/json.cpp
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ static std::string UTF16(uint32_t c){
   }
 }
 
-static std::string string_escape(const std::string val) {
+std::string JSON::string_escape(const std::string & val) {
   std::string out = "\"";
   for (unsigned int i = 0; i < val.size(); ++i) {
     const char & c = val.data()[i];
@@ -1059,7 +1059,7 @@ std::string JSON::Value::toString() const {
         break;
       }
     case STRING: {
-        return string_escape(strVal);
+        return JSON::string_escape(strVal);
         break;
       }
     case ARRAY: {
@@ -1080,7 +1080,7 @@ std::string JSON::Value::toString() const {
         std::string tmp2 = "{";
         if (objVal.size() > 0) {
           jsonForEachConst(*this, i){
-            tmp2 += string_escape(i.key()) + ":";
+            tmp2 += JSON::string_escape(i.key()) + ":";
             tmp2 += i->toString();
             if (i.num()+1 != objVal.size()) {
               tmp2 += ",";
@@ -1114,7 +1114,7 @@ std::string JSON::Value::toPrettyString(int indentation) const {
             return "\"" + JSON::Value((long long int)strVal.size()).asString() + " bytes of data\"";
           }
         }
-        return string_escape(strVal);
+        return JSON::string_escape(strVal);
         break;
       }
     case ARRAY: {
@@ -1141,7 +1141,7 @@ std::string JSON::Value::toPrettyString(int indentation) const {
           }
           std::string tmp2 = "{" + std::string((shortMode ? "" : "\n"));
           jsonForEachConst(*this, i){
-            tmp2 += (shortMode ? std::string("") : std::string(indentation + 2, ' ')) + string_escape(i.key()) + ":";
+            tmp2 += (shortMode ? std::string("") : std::string(indentation + 2, ' ')) + JSON::string_escape(i.key()) + ":";
             tmp2 += i->toPrettyString(indentation + 2);
             if (i.num() + 1 != objVal.size()) {
               tmp2 += "," + std::string((shortMode ? " " : "\n"));
@@ -1249,7 +1249,13 @@ unsigned int JSON::Value::size() const {
 }
 
 /// Converts a std::string to a JSON::Value.
-JSON::Value JSON::fromString(std::string json) {
+JSON::Value JSON::fromString(const char * data, const uint32_t data_len) {
+  const std::string str(data, data_len);
+  return JSON::fromString(str);
+}
+
+/// Converts a std::string to a JSON::Value.
+JSON::Value JSON::fromString(const std::string & json) {
   std::istringstream is(json);
   return JSON::Value(is);
 }
diff --git a/lib/json.h b/lib/json.h
index 37390033..d73360fb 100644
--- a/lib/json.h
+++ b/lib/json.h
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ namespace JSON {
     EMPTY, BOOL, INTEGER, STRING, ARRAY, OBJECT
   };
 
+  /// JSON-string-escapes a value
+  std::string string_escape(const std::string & val);
 
   /// A JSON::Value is either a string or an integer, but may also be an object, array or null.
   class Value {
@@ -91,7 +93,8 @@ namespace JSON {
   Value fromDTMI2(const unsigned char * data, unsigned int len, unsigned int & i);
   Value fromDTMI(std::string & data);
   Value fromDTMI(const unsigned char * data, unsigned int len, unsigned int & i);
-  Value fromString(std::string json);
+  Value fromString(const std::string & json);
+  Value fromString(const char * data, const uint32_t data_len);
   Value fromFile(std::string filename);
   void fromDTMI2(std::string & data, Value & ret);
   void fromDTMI2(const unsigned char * data, unsigned int len, unsigned int & i, Value & ret);
diff --git a/lib/socket.cpp b/lib/socket.cpp
index ad70cb93..61ba79e4 100644
--- a/lib/socket.cpp
+++ b/lib/socket.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <sstream>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <ifaddrs.h>
 
 #define BUFFER_BLOCKSIZE 4096 // set buffer blocksize to 4KiB
 
@@ -656,17 +657,17 @@ bool Socket::Connection::isAddress(std::string addr){
   int s = getaddrinfo(addr.c_str(), 0, &hints, &result);
   if (s != 0){return false;}
 
-  char newaddr[INET_ADDRSTRLEN];
+  char newaddr[INET6_ADDRSTRLEN];
   newaddr[0] = 0;
   for (rp = result; rp != NULL; rp = rp->ai_next){
-    if (rp->ai_family == AF_INET && inet_ntop(rp->ai_family, &(((sockaddr_in *)rp->ai_addr)->sin_addr), newaddr, INET_ADDRSTRLEN)){
-      DEBUG_MSG(DLVL_DEVEL, "Comparing: '%s'  to '%s'", remotehost.c_str(), newaddr);
+    if (rp->ai_family == AF_INET && inet_ntop(rp->ai_family, &(((sockaddr_in *)rp->ai_addr)->sin_addr), newaddr, INET6_ADDRSTRLEN)){
+      INFO_MSG("Comparing '%s'  to '%s'", remotehost.c_str(), newaddr);
       if (remotehost == newaddr){return true;}
-      DEBUG_MSG(DLVL_DEVEL, "Comparing: '%s'  to '::ffff:%s'", remotehost.c_str(), newaddr);
+      INFO_MSG("Comparing '%s'  to '::ffff:%s'", remotehost.c_str(), newaddr);
       if (remotehost == std::string("::ffff:") + newaddr){return true;}
     }
-    if (rp->ai_family == AF_INET6 && inet_ntop(rp->ai_family, &(((sockaddr_in6 *)rp->ai_addr)->sin6_addr), newaddr, INET_ADDRSTRLEN)){
-      DEBUG_MSG(DLVL_DEVEL, "Comparing: '%s'  to '%s'", remotehost.c_str(), newaddr);
+    if (rp->ai_family == AF_INET6 && inet_ntop(rp->ai_family, &(((sockaddr_in6 *)rp->ai_addr)->sin6_addr), newaddr, INET6_ADDRSTRLEN)){
+      INFO_MSG("Comparing '%s'  to '%s'", remotehost.c_str(), newaddr);
       if (remotehost == newaddr){return true;}
     }
   }
@@ -674,6 +675,36 @@ bool Socket::Connection::isAddress(std::string addr){
   return false;
 }
 
+bool Socket::Connection::isLocal(){
+  struct ifaddrs * ifAddrStruct=NULL;
+  struct ifaddrs * ifa=NULL;
+  void * tmpAddrPtr=NULL;
+  char addressBuffer[INET6_ADDRSTRLEN];
+
+  getifaddrs(&ifAddrStruct);
+
+  for (ifa = ifAddrStruct; ifa != NULL; ifa = ifa->ifa_next) {
+    if (!ifa->ifa_addr) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (ifa->ifa_addr->sa_family == AF_INET) { // check it is IP4
+      tmpAddrPtr=&((struct sockaddr_in *)ifa->ifa_addr)->sin_addr;
+      inet_ntop(AF_INET, tmpAddrPtr, addressBuffer, INET_ADDRSTRLEN);
+      INFO_MSG("Comparing '%s'  to '%s'", remotehost.c_str(), addressBuffer);
+      if (remotehost == addressBuffer){return true;}
+      INFO_MSG("Comparing '%s'  to '::ffff:%s'", remotehost.c_str(), addressBuffer);
+      if (remotehost == std::string("::ffff:") + addressBuffer){return true;}
+    } else if (ifa->ifa_addr->sa_family == AF_INET6) { // check it is IP6
+      tmpAddrPtr=&((struct sockaddr_in6 *)ifa->ifa_addr)->sin6_addr;
+      inet_ntop(AF_INET6, tmpAddrPtr, addressBuffer, INET6_ADDRSTRLEN);
+      INFO_MSG("Comparing '%s'  to '%s'", remotehost.c_str(), addressBuffer);
+      if (remotehost == addressBuffer){return true;}
+    } 
+  }
+  if (ifAddrStruct!=NULL) freeifaddrs(ifAddrStruct);
+  return false;
+}
+
 /// Create a new base Server. The socket is never connected, and a placeholder for later connections.
 Socket::Server::Server(){
   sock = -1;
diff --git a/lib/socket.h b/lib/socket.h
index 0ebe0eb8..7704143d 100644
--- a/lib/socket.h
+++ b/lib/socket.h
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ namespace Socket{
     std::string getError();         ///< Returns a string describing the last error that occured.
     bool connected() const;         ///< Returns the connected-state for this socket.
     bool isAddress(std::string addr);
+    bool isLocal(); ///< Returns true if remote address is a local address.
     // buffered i/o methods
     bool spool();                               ///< Updates the downbufferinternal variables.
     bool peek();                                ///< Clears the downbuffer and fills it with peek
diff --git a/src/controller/controller_api.cpp b/src/controller/controller_api.cpp
index 06ca6d2d..54fe491f 100644
--- a/src/controller/controller_api.cpp
+++ b/src/controller/controller_api.cpp
@@ -196,6 +196,11 @@ int Controller::handleAPIConnection(Socket::Connection & conn){
       }
       {//lock the config mutex here - do not unlock until done processing
         tthread::lock_guard<tthread::mutex> guard(configMutex);
+        //Are we local and not forwarded? Instant-authorized.
+        if (!authorized && !H.hasHeader("X-Real-IP") && conn.isLocal()){
+          INFO_MSG("Local API access automatically authorized");
+          authorized = true;
+        }
         //if already authorized, do not re-check for authorization
         if (authorized){
           Response["authorize"]["status"] = "OK";
diff --git a/src/io.cpp b/src/io.cpp
index b0f0fd96..0ec5c77a 100644
--- a/src/io.cpp
+++ b/src/io.cpp
@@ -370,9 +370,7 @@ namespace Mist {
 
 
     if (myMeta.live){
-      //Update the metadata
-      DTSC::Packet updatePack(myPage.mapped + curOffset, size + 8, true);
-      myMeta.update(updatePack);
+      myMeta.update(pack);
     }
 
     //End of brain melt
@@ -467,6 +465,7 @@ namespace Mist {
     myMeta.live = true;
     //Store the trackid for easier access
     unsigned long tid = packet.getTrackId();
+    VERYHIGH_MSG("Buffering %s packet on track %lu: %llums, %db", myMeta.tracks[tid].codec.c_str(), tid, packet.getTime(), packet.getPayloadLen());
     //Do nothing if the trackid is invalid
     if (!tid) {
       WARN_MSG("Packet without trackid!");
diff --git a/src/output/output.cpp b/src/output/output.cpp
index f5e9e365..f5911be2 100644
--- a/src/output/output.cpp
+++ b/src/output/output.cpp
@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@ namespace Mist{
     if (nProxy.userClient.getData()){
       nProxy.userClient.finish();
     }
+    nProxy.streamName = streamName;
     char userPageName[NAME_BUFFER_SIZE];
     snprintf(userPageName, NAME_BUFFER_SIZE, SHM_USERS, streamName.c_str());
     unsigned int attempts = 0;
diff --git a/src/output/output_rtmp.cpp b/src/output/output_rtmp.cpp
index 2c4d4802..563044e9 100644
--- a/src/output/output_rtmp.cpp
+++ b/src/output/output_rtmp.cpp
@@ -1119,7 +1119,6 @@ namespace Mist {
               snprintf(userPageName, NAME_BUFFER_SIZE, SHM_USERS, streamName.c_str());
               nProxy.userClient = IPC::sharedClient(userPageName, PLAY_EX_SIZE, true);
             }
-            nProxy.streamName = streamName;
             bufferLivePacket(thisPacket);
           }
           break;