diff --git a/peertube-cli.sh b/peertube-cli.sh
index c1ad89c..d48c079 100755
--- a/peertube-cli.sh
+++ b/peertube-cli.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ ordering='title'
 default_player_command='mpv --network-timeout=30 --profile=low-latency'
 
 instance_point="https://$instance/api/v1"
+default_curl_opt()
+{
+	curl -s --compressed "$@"
+}
 
 torrent_init()
 {
@@ -28,41 +32,41 @@ check_connect()
 
 peertube_api_check_ratelimit()
 {
-	curl -s --head "$instance_point/" | grep rate
+	default_curl_opt --head "$instance_point/" | grep rate
 }
 
 peertube_api_version_server()
 {
-	curl -s --compressed "$instance_point/config" | jj serverVersion | cut -f 1 -d.
+	default_curl_opt "$instance_point/config" | jj serverVersion | cut -f 1 -d.
 }
 
 peertube_api_get_all_videos()
 {
-	curl -s --compressed "$instance_point/videos?count=100&start=$1" | jj -p | tee preload >> /dev/null
+	default_curl_opt "$instance_point/videos?count=100&start=$1" | jj -p | tee preload >> /dev/null
 }
 
 peertube_api_get_local_videos()
 {
 	if [ $version -gt 3 ]; then
-		curl -s --compressed "$instance_point/videos?count=100&start=$1&isLocal=true" | jj -p | tee preload >> /dev/null
+		default_curl_opt "$instance_point/videos?count=100&start=$1&isLocal=true" | jj -p | tee preload >> /dev/null
 	else
-		curl -s --compressed "$instance_point/videos?count=100&start=$1&filter=local" | jj -p | tee preload >> /dev/null
+		default_curl_opt "$instance_point/videos?count=100&start=$1&filter=local" | jj -p | tee preload >> /dev/null
 	fi
 }
 
 peertube_api_get_live_streams()
 {
-	curl -s --compressed "$instance_point/videos?count=100&start=$1&isLive=true&sort=-publishedAt" | jj -p | tee preload >> /dev/null
+	default_curl_opt "$instance_point/videos?count=100&start=$1&isLive=true&sort=-publishedAt" | jj -p | tee preload >> /dev/null
 }
 
 peertube_api_get_video()
 {
-	curl -s --compressed "$instance_point/videos/$1"
+	default_curl_opt "$instance_point/videos/$1"
 }
 
 peertube_api_get_fulldescription()
 {
-	curl -s --compressed "$instance_point/videos/$1/description" | jj description
+	default_curl_opt "$instance_point/videos/$1/description" | jj description
 }
 
 peertube_menu_videos()