diff --git a/routes/api.py b/routes/api.py
index de6d7b8..e2ebeac 100644
--- a/routes/api.py
+++ b/routes/api.py
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ from config import get_local_db_connection
 
 api = Blueprint("api", __name__)
 
+import requests
+SESSION = requests.Session()
+SESSION.trust_env = False  # ignore system proxies
+
 @api.route('/open-folder', methods=['POST'])
 def open_folder():
     data = request.json
@@ -52,7 +56,7 @@ def delete_file():
         os.remove(file_path)
 
         conn, cur = get_local_db_connection()
-        cur.execute("UPDATE videos SET status = 'missing' WHERE video_id = %s", (video_id,))
+        cur.execute("UPDATE videos SET status = 'deleted' WHERE video_id = %s", (video_id,))
         conn.commit()
         cur.close(); conn.close()
 
@@ -81,15 +85,9 @@ def api_add_moment(video_id):
 
 @api.route("/api/get_recording/", methods=["GET"])
 def get_online():
-    url = 'http://localhost:8000/get_streamers'
-    
-    import requests
-    r = requests.get(url)
-    streamers = r.json()['streamers']
-    
-    parsed_streamers = []
-    for streamer in streamers:
-        streamer['is_online'] = streamer['status'] == 'Channel online'
-        parsed_streamers.append(streamer)
-    
-    return jsonify(parsed_streamers)
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+    url = "http://127.0.0.1:8000/get_streamers"  # force IPv4
+    r = SESSION.get(url, timeout=1)              # small timeout
+    streamers = r.json().get("streamers", [])
+    for s in streamers:
+        s["is_online"] = (s.get("status") == "Channel online")
+    return jsonify(streamers)