diff --git a/examples/desktop_app/src/service/embedded_web_execution.e b/examples/desktop_app/src/service/embedded_web_execution.e
index 3bb0c667..6c63fc7f 100644
--- a/examples/desktop_app/src/service/embedded_web_execution.e
+++ b/examples/desktop_app/src/service/embedded_web_execution.e
@@ -28,7 +28,10 @@ feature {NONE} -- Execution
 			if local_connection_restriction_enabled then
 				if
 					attached request.remote_addr as l_remote_addr and then
-					l_remote_addr.is_case_insensitive_equal_general ("127.0.0.1")
+					(
+						l_remote_addr.is_case_insensitive_equal_general ("127.0.0.1")
+						or else l_remote_addr.is_case_insensitive_equal_general ("localhost")
+					)
 				then
 					execute
 				else
diff --git a/examples/desktop_app/src/service/embedded_web_service.e b/examples/desktop_app/src/service/embedded_web_service.e
index b690d574..15c60fbb 100644
--- a/examples/desktop_app/src/service/embedded_web_service.e
+++ b/examples/desktop_app/src/service/embedded_web_service.e
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ feature -- Execution
 			opts: WSF_SERVICE_LAUNCHER_OPTIONS
 		do
 			create opts.default_create
-			opts.set_verbose (True)
 			opts.set_option ("port", port_number)
 			create launcher.make (opts)
 			observer := launcher.connector.observer