diff --git a/plexpy/http_handler.py b/plexpy/http_handler.py
index bd003695..487dc521 100644
--- a/plexpy/http_handler.py
+++ b/plexpy/http_handler.py
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ class HTTPHandler(object):
     Retrieve data from Plex Server
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, urls, headers=None, token=None, timeout=10, ssl_verify=True):
+    def __init__(self, urls, headers=None, token=None, timeout=10, ssl_verify=True, silent=False):
+        self._silent = silent
+
         if isinstance(urls, basestring):
             self.urls = urls.split() or urls.split(',')
         else:
@@ -131,7 +133,8 @@ class HTTPHandler(object):
                 for work in pool.imap_unordered(part, urls, chunk):
                     yield work
             except Exception as e:
-                logger.error(u"Failed to yield request: %s" % e)
+                if not self._silent:
+                    logger.error(u"Failed to yield request: %s" % e)
             finally:
                 pool.close()
                 pool.join()
@@ -141,13 +144,16 @@ class HTTPHandler(object):
         try:
             r = session.request(self.request_type, url, headers=self.headers, timeout=self.timeout)
         except IOError as e:
-            logger.warn(u"Failed to access uri endpoint %s with error %s" % (self.uri, e))
+            if not self._silent:
+                logger.warn(u"Failed to access uri endpoint %s with error %s" % (self.uri, e))
             return None
         except Exception as e:
-            logger.warn(u"Failed to access uri endpoint %s. Is your server maybe accepting SSL connections only? %s" % (self.uri, e))
+            if not self._silent:
+                logger.warn(u"Failed to access uri endpoint %s. Is your server maybe accepting SSL connections only? %s" % (self.uri, e))
             return None
         except:
-            logger.warn(u"Failed to access uri endpoint %s with Uncaught exception." % self.uri)
+            if not self._silent:
+                logger.warn(u"Failed to access uri endpoint %s with Uncaught exception." % self.uri)
             return None
 
         response_status = r.status
@@ -157,7 +163,8 @@ class HTTPHandler(object):
         if response_status in (200, 201):
             return self._http_format_output(response_content, response_headers)
         else:
-            logger.warn(u"Failed to access uri endpoint %s. Status code %r" % (self.uri, response_status))
+            if not self._silent:
+                logger.warn(u"Failed to access uri endpoint %s. Status code %r" % (self.uri, response_status))
             return None
 
     def _http_format_output(self, response_content, response_headers):
@@ -183,5 +190,6 @@ class HTTPHandler(object):
             return output
 
         except Exception as e:
-            logger.warn(u"Failed format response from uri %s to %s error %s" % (self.uri, self.output_format, e))
+            if not self._silent:
+                logger.warn(u"Failed format response from uri %s to %s error %s" % (self.uri, self.output_format, e))
             return None
diff --git a/plexpy/plextv.py b/plexpy/plextv.py
index 9faf4459..51d74f2a 100644
--- a/plexpy/plextv.py
+++ b/plexpy/plextv.py
@@ -687,10 +687,14 @@ class PlexTV(object):
         """ Query plex for all servers online. Returns the ones you own in a selectize format """
 
         # Try to discover localhost server
-        pms_connect = pmsconnect.PmsConnect(url='http://127.0.0.1:32400')
-        pms_connect.request_handler.timeout = 1
-        identity = pms_connect.get_server_identity(log=False)
-        local_machine_identifier = identity.get('machine_identifier')
+        local_machine_identifier = None
+        request_handler = http_handler.HTTPHandler(urls='http://127.0.0.1:32400', timeout=1,
+                                                   ssl_verify=False, silent=True)
+        request = request_handler.make_request(uri='/identity', request_type='GET', output_format='xml')
+        if request:
+            xml_head = request.getElementsByTagName('MediaContainer')[0]
+            local_machine_identifier = xml_head.getAttribute('machineIdentifier')
+
         local_server = {'httpsRequired': '0',
                         'clientIdentifier': local_machine_identifier,
                         'label': 'Local',
diff --git a/plexpy/pmsconnect.py b/plexpy/pmsconnect.py
index 552a8fdf..3c589e27 100644
--- a/plexpy/pmsconnect.py
+++ b/plexpy/pmsconnect.py
@@ -2193,7 +2193,7 @@ class PmsConnect(object):
 
         return server_info
 
-    def get_server_identity(self, log=True):
+    def get_server_identity(self):
         """
         Return the local machine identity.
 
@@ -2204,8 +2204,7 @@ class PmsConnect(object):
         try:
             xml_head = identity.getElementsByTagName('MediaContainer')
         except Exception as e:
-            if log:
-                logger.warn(u"Tautulli Pmsconnect :: Unable to parse XML for get_local_server_identity: %s." % e)
+            logger.warn(u"Tautulli Pmsconnect :: Unable to parse XML for get_local_server_identity: %s." % e)
             return {}
 
         server_identity = {}