diff --git a/Gruntfile.js b/Gruntfile.js
index abcfc5e..69d7e4f 100644
--- a/Gruntfile.js
+++ b/Gruntfile.js
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ module.exports = function (grunt) {
   grunt.registerTask('workflow:dev', [
     'connect:dev',
     'build',
+    'test:dev',
     'open:dev',
     'watch:dev'
   ]);
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 271fb79..14f3104 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Add the `ng.httpLoader` module as a dependency in your application:
 angular.module('demo', ['ng.httpLoader'])
 ```
 
-Whitelist the domains that you want the loader to show for:
+Whitelist the external domains that you want the loader to show for:
 
 ```javascript
 .config([
@@ -54,6 +54,19 @@ Whitelist the domains that you want the loader to show for:
 ])
 ```
 
+You can whitelist requests to the local server:
+
+```javascript
+.config([
+  'httpMethodInterceptorProvider',
+  function (httpMethodInterceptorProvider) {
+    // ...
+    httpMethodInterceptorProvider.whitelistLocalRequests();
+    // ...
+  }
+])
+```
+
 Add an HTML element with the `ng-http-loader` directive. This will be displayed
 while requests are pending:
 
diff --git a/app/package/js/angular-http-loader.js b/app/package/js/angular-http-loader.js
index 1d739d3..3a50033 100644
--- a/app/package/js/angular-http-loader.js
+++ b/app/package/js/angular-http-loader.js
@@ -134,7 +134,8 @@ angular
   .module('ng.httpLoader.httpMethodInterceptor', [])
 
   .provider('httpMethodInterceptor', function () {
-    var domains = [];
+    var domains = [],
+      whitelistLocalRequests = false;
 
     /**
      * Add domains to the white list
@@ -146,6 +147,13 @@ angular
       domains.push(domain);
     };
 
+    /**
+     * White list requests to the local domain
+     */
+    this.whitelistLocalRequests = function () {
+      whitelistLocalRequests = true;
+    };
+
     this.$get = [
       '$q',
       '$rootScope',
@@ -160,6 +168,12 @@ angular
          * @returns {boolean}
          */
         var isUrlOnWhitelist = function (url) {
+          if (url.substring(0, 2) !== '//' &&
+            url.indexOf('://') === -1 &&
+            whitelistLocalRequests) {
+            return true;
+          }
+
           for (var i = domains.length; i--;) {
             if (url.indexOf(domains[i]) !== -1) {
               return true;
diff --git a/app/package/js/angular-http-loader.min.js b/app/package/js/angular-http-loader.min.js
index d9d760a..8806dae 100644
--- a/app/package/js/angular-http-loader.min.js
+++ b/app/package/js/angular-http-loader.min.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
-angular.module("ng.httpLoader",["ng.httpLoader.httpMethodInterceptor"]).directive("ngHttpLoader",["$rootScope","$parse","$timeout",function(a,b,c){return{scope:{methods:"@",template:"@",title:"@",ttl:"@"},template:'<div class="http-loader__wrapper" ng-include="template" ng-show="showLoader"></div>',link:function(d){var e=b(d.methods)()||d.methods;e=angular.isUndefined(e)?[]:e,e=angular.isArray(e)?e:[e],angular.forEach(e,function(a,b){e[b]=a.toUpperCase()});var f=b(d.ttl)()||d.ttl;f=angular.isUndefined(f)?0:f,f=1e3*Number(f),f=angular.isNumber(f)?f:0,Array.prototype.indexOf||(e.indexOf=function(a){for(var b=this.length;b--;)if(this[b]===a)return b;return-1}),d.showLoader=!1;var g,h=d.showLoader,i=function(a,b){return-1!==e.indexOf(b.toUpperCase())?h="loaderShow"===a.name:0===e.length&&(h="loaderShow"===a.name),0>=f||!g&&!h?void(d.showLoader=h):void(g||(d.showLoader=h,g=c(function(){h||(d.showLoader=h),g=void 0},f)))};a.$on("loaderShow",i),a.$on("loaderHide",i)}}}]),angular.module("ng.httpLoader.httpMethodInterceptor",[]).provider("httpMethodInterceptor",function(){var a=[];this.whitelistDomain=function(b){a.push(b)},this.$get=["$q","$rootScope",function(b,c){var d=0,e=function(b){for(var c=a.length;c--;)if(-1!==b.indexOf(a[c]))return!0;return!1},f=function(a){e(a.url)&&0===--d&&c.$emit("loaderHide",a.method)};return{request:function(a){return e(a.url)&&(d++,c.$emit("loaderShow",a.method)),a||b.when(a)},response:function(a){return f(a.config),a||b.when(a)},responseError:function(a){return f(a.config),b.reject(a)}}}]}).config(["$httpProvider",function(a){a.interceptors.push("httpMethodInterceptor")}]);
\ No newline at end of file
+angular.module("ng.httpLoader",["ng.httpLoader.httpMethodInterceptor"]).directive("ngHttpLoader",["$rootScope","$parse","$timeout",function(a,b,c){return{scope:{methods:"@",template:"@",title:"@",ttl:"@"},template:'<div class="http-loader__wrapper" ng-include="template" ng-show="showLoader"></div>',link:function(d){var e=b(d.methods)()||d.methods;e=angular.isUndefined(e)?[]:e,e=angular.isArray(e)?e:[e],angular.forEach(e,function(a,b){e[b]=a.toUpperCase()});var f=b(d.ttl)()||d.ttl;f=angular.isUndefined(f)?0:f,f=1e3*Number(f),f=angular.isNumber(f)?f:0,Array.prototype.indexOf||(e.indexOf=function(a){for(var b=this.length;b--;)if(this[b]===a)return b;return-1}),d.showLoader=!1;var g,h=d.showLoader,i=function(a,b){return-1!==e.indexOf(b.toUpperCase())?h="loaderShow"===a.name:0===e.length&&(h="loaderShow"===a.name),0>=f||!g&&!h?void(d.showLoader=h):void(g||(d.showLoader=h,g=c(function(){h||(d.showLoader=h),g=void 0},f)))};a.$on("loaderShow",i),a.$on("loaderHide",i)}}}]),angular.module("ng.httpLoader.httpMethodInterceptor",[]).provider("httpMethodInterceptor",function(){var a=[],b=!1;this.whitelistDomain=function(b){a.push(b)},this.whitelistLocalRequests=function(){b=!0},this.$get=["$q","$rootScope",function(c,d){var e=0,f=function(c){if("//"!==c.substring(0,2)&&-1===c.indexOf("://")&&b)return!0;for(var d=a.length;d--;)if(-1!==c.indexOf(a[d]))return!0;return!1},g=function(a){f(a.url)&&0===--e&&d.$emit("loaderHide",a.method)};return{request:function(a){return f(a.url)&&(e++,d.$emit("loaderShow",a.method)),a||c.when(a)},response:function(a){return g(a.config),a||c.when(a)},responseError:function(a){return g(a.config),c.reject(a)}}}]}).config(["$httpProvider",function(a){a.interceptors.push("httpMethodInterceptor")}]);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/demo.html b/app/src/demo.html
index dcaa79e..1e8beab 100644
--- a/app/src/demo.html
+++ b/app/src/demo.html
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
           function (httpMethodInterceptorProvider) {
             httpMethodInterceptorProvider.whitelistDomain('validate.jsontest.com');
             httpMethodInterceptorProvider.whitelistDomain('github.com');
+            httpMethodInterceptorProvider.whitelistLocalRequests();
           }
         ])
 
@@ -25,28 +26,22 @@
           '$scope',
           '$http',
           function (scope, $http) {
-            scope.makeRequest = function (index) {
-              switch (index) {
-                case 1:
-                  $http.get('http://validate.jsontest.com/?json=%7B%22key%22:%22value%22%7D');
-                  break;
-                case 2:
-                  $http.get('https://api.github.com/users/fabpot/repos');
-                  break;
-                case 3:
-                  $http.get('http://www.flickr.com/services/feeds/photos_public.gne?tags=soccer&format=json');
-                  break;
-              }
+            scope.buttons = [
+              {'name': 'jsontest (Whitelisted)', 'link': 'http://validate.jsontest.com/?json=%7B%22key%22:%22value%22%7D'},
+              {'name': 'Github (Whitelisted)', 'link': '//api.github.com/users/fabpot/repos'},
+              {'name': 'Local request (Whitelisted)', 'link': '/demo.html'},
+              {'name': 'Flickr (Not whitelisted - loader won\'t show)', 'link': 'http://www.flickr.com/services/feeds/photos_public.gne?tags=soccer&format=json'},
+            ];
+
+            scope.makeRequest = function (link) {
+              $http.get(link);
             }
           }
         ]);
     </script>
   </head>
   <body ng-app="demo" ng-controller="demoCtrl">
-    <button ng-click="makeRequest(1)">jsontest (Whitelisted)</button>
-    <button ng-click="makeRequest(2)">Github (Whitelisted)</button>
-    <button ng-click="makeRequest(3)">Flickr (Not whitelisted - loader won't show)</button>
-
+    <button ng-repeat="button in buttons" ng-click="makeRequest(button.link)">{{button.name}}</button>
     <!-- Loader template -->
     <script type="text/ng-template" id="example-loader.tpl.html">Loading {{title}}...</script>
 
diff --git a/app/src/js/httpMethodInterceptor.js b/app/src/js/httpMethodInterceptor.js
index e196b13..be22f36 100644
--- a/app/src/js/httpMethodInterceptor.js
+++ b/app/src/js/httpMethodInterceptor.js
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ angular
   .module('ng.httpLoader.httpMethodInterceptor', [])
 
   .provider('httpMethodInterceptor', function () {
-    var domains = [];
+    var domains = [],
+      whitelistLocalRequests = false;
 
     /**
      * Add domains to the white list
@@ -19,6 +20,13 @@ angular
       domains.push(domain);
     };
 
+    /**
+     * White list requests to the local domain
+     */
+    this.whitelistLocalRequests = function () {
+      whitelistLocalRequests = true;
+    };
+
     this.$get = [
       '$q',
       '$rootScope',
@@ -33,6 +41,12 @@ angular
          * @returns {boolean}
          */
         var isUrlOnWhitelist = function (url) {
+          if (url.substring(0, 2) !== '//' &&
+            url.indexOf('://') === -1 &&
+            whitelistLocalRequests) {
+            return true;
+          }
+
           for (var i = domains.length; i--;) {
             if (url.indexOf(domains[i]) !== -1) {
               return true;
diff --git a/app/src/js/httpMethodInterceptor.spec.js b/app/src/js/httpMethodInterceptor.spec.js
index 015e7e6..44dc9ac 100644
--- a/app/src/js/httpMethodInterceptor.spec.js
+++ b/app/src/js/httpMethodInterceptor.spec.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* global describe, beforeEach, module, it, inject, jasmine, expect, console */
+/* global describe, beforeEach, module, it, inject, jasmine, expect */
 
 describe('httpMethodInterceptor', function () {
   var httpMethodInterceptor, httpMethodInterceptorProvider, mockQ,
@@ -9,130 +9,201 @@ describe('httpMethodInterceptor', function () {
     mockQ = jasmine.createSpyObj('$q', ['when', 'reject']);
     mockQ.reject.andReturn(mockRejectPromise);
     mockRootScope = jasmine.createSpyObj('$rootScope', ['$emit']);
+  });
 
-    module('ng.httpLoader.httpMethodInterceptor',
-      function ($provide, _httpMethodInterceptorProvider_) {
-        httpMethodInterceptorProvider = _httpMethodInterceptorProvider_;
-        httpMethodInterceptorProvider.whitelistDomain('foo.bar');
-        $provide.value('$q', mockQ);
-        $provide.value('$rootScope', mockRootScope);
-      }
-    );
-
-    inject(function (_httpMethodInterceptor_) {
-      httpMethodInterceptor = _httpMethodInterceptor_;
+  describe('request method with local requests disabled', function () {
+    beforeEach(function () {
+      module('ng.httpLoader.httpMethodInterceptor',
+        function ($provide, _httpMethodInterceptorProvider_) {
+          httpMethodInterceptorProvider = _httpMethodInterceptorProvider_;
+          httpMethodInterceptorProvider.whitelistDomain('foo.bar');
+          $provide.value('$rootScope', mockRootScope);
+        }
+        );
+
+      inject(function (_httpMethodInterceptor_) {
+        httpMethodInterceptor = _httpMethodInterceptor_;
+      });
     });
-  });
 
-  it("should not broadcast the show loader event if the domain is not " +
-    "on the white list", function () {
-    //Arrange.
-    var config = { url: 'foo.wrong' };
+    it("should not broadcast the show loader event if the domain is not " +
+      "on the white list", function () {
+        //Arrange.
+        var config = { url: 'http://foo.wrong' };
 
-    //Act.
-    var response = httpMethodInterceptor.request(config);
+        //Act.
+        var response = httpMethodInterceptor.request(config);
 
-    //Assert.
-    expect(mockRootScope.$emit).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-    expect(response).toBe(config);
-  });
+        //Assert.
+        expect(mockRootScope.$emit).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        expect(response).toBe(config);
+      });
 
-  it("should broadcast the show loader event on the request method " +
-    "and return the config", function () {
-    //Arrange.
-    var config = { method: 'GET', url: 'foo.bar' };
+    it("should broadcast the show loader event for external request on " +
+      "whitelist", function () {
+        //Arrange.
+        var config = { method: 'GET', url: 'http://foo.bar/my/api' };
 
-    //Act.
-    var response = httpMethodInterceptor.request(config);
+        //Act.
+        httpMethodInterceptor.request(config);
 
-    //Assert.
-    expect(mockRootScope.$emit)
-      .toHaveBeenCalledWith('loaderShow', config.method);
-    expect(response).toBe(config);
-  });
+        //Assert.
+        expect(mockRootScope.$emit)
+          .toHaveBeenCalledWith('loaderShow', config.method);
+      });
 
-  it("should not broadcast the hide event if the show event " +
-    "was not already fired", function () {
-    //Arrange.
-    var response = { config: { method: 'GET', url: 'foo.bar' } };
+    it("should not broadcast the show loader event for local request",
+      function () {
+        //Arrange.
+        var config = { method: 'GET', url: '/my/api' };
 
-    //Act.
-    httpMethodInterceptor.response(response);
+        //Act.
+        httpMethodInterceptor.request(config);
 
-    //Assert.
-    expect(mockRootScope.$emit)
-      .not.toHaveBeenCalledWith('loaderHide', response.config.method);
-  });
+        //Assert.
+        expect(mockRootScope.$emit).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      });
 
-  it("should broadcast the hide event on the response method " +
-    "and return the response", function () {
-    //Arrange.
-    var config = { url: 'foo.bar' },
-      response = { config: { method: 'GET', url: 'foo.bar' } };
+    it("should return the config", function () {
+      //Arrange.
+      var config = { method: 'GET', url: 'http://foo.bar/my/api' };
 
-    //Act.
-    httpMethodInterceptor.request(config);
-    var res = httpMethodInterceptor.response(response);
+      //Act.
+      var response = httpMethodInterceptor.request(config);
 
-    //Assert.
-    expect(mockRootScope.$emit)
-      .toHaveBeenCalledWith('loaderHide', response.config.method);
-    expect(res).toBe(response);
+      //Assert.
+      expect(response).toBe(config);
+    });
   });
 
-  it("should not broadcast the hide event on the response error " +
-    "if the show event was not already fired", function () {
-    //Arrange.
-    var response = { config: { method: 'GET', url: 'foo.bar' } };
-
-    //Act.
-    var res = httpMethodInterceptor.responseError(response);
-
-    //Assert.
-    expect(mockRootScope.$emit)
-      .not.toHaveBeenCalledWith('loaderHide', response.config.method);
-    expect(res).toBe(mockRejectPromise);
-  });
+  describe('request method with local requests enabled', function () {
+    beforeEach(function () {
+      module('ng.httpLoader.httpMethodInterceptor',
+        function ($provide, _httpMethodInterceptorProvider_) {
+          httpMethodInterceptorProvider = _httpMethodInterceptorProvider_;
+          httpMethodInterceptorProvider.whitelistLocalRequests();
+          $provide.value('$rootScope', mockRootScope);
+        }
+        );
+
+      inject(function (_httpMethodInterceptor_) {
+        httpMethodInterceptor = _httpMethodInterceptor_;
+      });
+    });
 
-  it("should broadcast the hide loader event on the response error method " +
-    "and return the reject promise", function () {
-    //Arrange.
-    var config = { url: 'foo.bar' },
-      response = { config: { method: 'GET', url: 'foo.bar' } };
+    it("should broadcast the show loader event for local request",
+      function () {
+        //Arrange.
+        var config = { method: 'GET', url: '/my/api' };
 
-    //Act.
-    httpMethodInterceptor.request(config);
-    var res = httpMethodInterceptor.responseError(response);
+        //Act.
+        httpMethodInterceptor.request(config);
 
-    //Assert.
-    expect(mockRootScope.$emit)
-      .toHaveBeenCalledWith('loaderHide', response.config.method);
-    expect(res).toBe(mockRejectPromise);
+        //Assert.
+        expect(mockRootScope.$emit)
+          .toHaveBeenCalledWith('loaderShow', config.method);
+      });
   });
 
-  it("should only emit the hide event once all requests have closed",
-    function () {
-      // Arrange.
-      var res,
-        config = { url: 'foo.bar' },
-        response = { config: { method: 'GET', url: 'foo.bar' } };
-
-      //Act.
-      httpMethodInterceptor.request(config);
-      httpMethodInterceptor.request(config);
-      res = httpMethodInterceptor.response(response);
-
-      //Assert.
-      expect(mockRootScope.$emit)
-        .not.toHaveBeenCalledWith('loaderHide', response.config.method);
-      expect(res).toBe(response);
-
-      //Act.
-      res = httpMethodInterceptor.response(response);
-
-      //Assert.
-      expect(mockRootScope.$emit)
-        .toHaveBeenCalledWith('loaderHide', response.config.method);
-      expect(res).toBe(response);
+  describe('response method', function () {
+    beforeEach(function () {
+      module('ng.httpLoader.httpMethodInterceptor',
+        function ($provide, _httpMethodInterceptorProvider_) {
+          httpMethodInterceptorProvider = _httpMethodInterceptorProvider_;
+          httpMethodInterceptorProvider.whitelistDomain('foo.bar/my/api');
+          $provide.value('$q', mockQ);
+          $provide.value('$rootScope', mockRootScope);
+        }
+        );
+
+      inject(function (_httpMethodInterceptor_) {
+        httpMethodInterceptor = _httpMethodInterceptor_;
+      });
     });
+
+    it("should not broadcast the hide event if the show event " +
+      "was not already fired", function () {
+        //Arrange.
+        var response = { config: { method: 'GET', url: 'foo.bar/my/api' } };
+
+        //Act.
+        httpMethodInterceptor.response(response);
+
+        //Assert.
+        expect(mockRootScope.$emit)
+          .not.toHaveBeenCalledWith('loaderHide', response.config.method);
+      });
+
+    it("should broadcast the hide event on the response method " +
+      "and return the response", function () {
+        //Arrange.
+        var config = { url: 'foo.bar/my/api' },
+          response = { config: { method: 'GET', url: 'foo.bar/my/api' } };
+
+        //Act.
+        httpMethodInterceptor.request(config);
+        var res = httpMethodInterceptor.response(response);
+
+        //Assert.
+        expect(mockRootScope.$emit)
+          .toHaveBeenCalledWith('loaderHide', response.config.method);
+        expect(res).toBe(response);
+      });
+
+    it("should not broadcast the hide event on the response error " +
+      "if the show event was not already fired", function () {
+        //Arrange.
+        var response = { config: { method: 'GET', url: 'foo.bar/my/api' } };
+
+        //Act.
+        var res = httpMethodInterceptor.responseError(response);
+
+        //Assert.
+        expect(mockRootScope.$emit)
+          .not.toHaveBeenCalledWith('loaderHide', response.config.method);
+        expect(res).toBe(mockRejectPromise);
+      });
+
+    it("should broadcast the hide loader event on the response error method " +
+      "and return the reject promise", function () {
+        //Arrange.
+        var config = { url: 'foo.bar/my/api' },
+          response = { config: { method: 'GET', url: 'foo.bar/my/api' } };
+
+        //Act.
+        httpMethodInterceptor.request(config);
+        var res = httpMethodInterceptor.responseError(response);
+
+        //Assert.
+        expect(mockRootScope.$emit)
+          .toHaveBeenCalledWith('loaderHide', response.config.method);
+        expect(res).toBe(mockRejectPromise);
+      });
+
+    it("should only emit the hide event once all requests have closed",
+      function () {
+        // Arrange.
+        var res,
+          config = { url: 'foo.bar/my/api' },
+          response = { config: { method: 'GET', url: 'foo.bar/my/api' } };
+
+        //Act.
+        httpMethodInterceptor.request(config);
+        httpMethodInterceptor.request(config);
+        res = httpMethodInterceptor.response(response);
+
+        //Assert.
+        expect(mockRootScope.$emit)
+          .not.toHaveBeenCalledWith('loaderHide', response.config.method);
+        expect(res).toBe(response);
+
+        //Act.
+        res = httpMethodInterceptor.response(response);
+
+        //Assert.
+        expect(mockRootScope.$emit)
+          .toHaveBeenCalledWith('loaderHide', response.config.method);
+        expect(res).toBe(response);
+      });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index 12e9364..ceb9c61 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 {
   "name": "angular-http-loader",
-  "version": "0.1.4",
   "ignore": [
     "app/src",
     ".bowerrc",