diff --git a/files_proxy.module b/files_proxy.module
index 5a43d63..1102cdb 100644
--- a/files_proxy.module
+++ b/files_proxy.module
@@ -137,10 +137,11 @@ function files_proxy_local($host) {
   if (empty($ip)) {
     $ip = empty($_SERVER['SERVER_ADDR']) ? '127.0.0.1' : $_SERVER['SERVER_ADDR'];
   }
-  $url = 'http://' . $ip . $base_path . $_GET['q'];
+  $url = 'http://' . $ip . $base_path . str_replace(' ', '%20', $_GET['q']);
   $headers = array(
     'Host' => $host,
     'Connection' => 'close',
+    'Referer' => $base_root . request_uri(),
   );
 
   // Send request to that host on this server.