diff --git a/src/kiri/app/api.js b/src/kiri/app/api.js
index fc7c3b46..275a123b 100644
--- a/src/kiri/app/api.js
+++ b/src/kiri/app/api.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ let LOC = self.location,
     EVENT = broker,
     SETUP = utils.parseOpt(LOC.search.substring(1)),
     FILES = openFiles(new Index(SETUP.d ? SETUP.d[0] : 'kiri')),
-    LOCAL = self.debug && !SETUP.remote,
+    LOCAL = (LOC.host.startsWith('localhost') || self.debug) && !SETUP.remote,
     SECURE = isSecure(LOC.protocol);
 
 // todo: fix in widget.js b/c front-end and back-end do not share api
diff --git a/src/kiri/app/conf/manager.js b/src/kiri/app/conf/manager.js
index c15f57ec..70d9c9e9 100644
--- a/src/kiri/app/conf/manager.js
+++ b/src/kiri/app/conf/manager.js
@@ -559,6 +559,7 @@ function settingsImport(data, ask) {
     }
 
     if (api.const.LOCAL) console.log('import', data);
+
     let isSettings = (data.settings && data.time);
     let isProcess = (data.process && data.time && data.mode && data.name);
     let isDevice = (data.device && data.time);