diff --git a/pkg/server/handlers.go b/pkg/server/handlers.go
index 4ddbfea..9e31df9 100644
--- a/pkg/server/handlers.go
+++ b/pkg/server/handlers.go
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"llamactl/pkg/config"
 	"llamactl/pkg/manager"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httputil"
+	"sync"
 	"time"
 )
 
@@ -11,6 +13,8 @@ type Handler struct {
 	InstanceManager manager.InstanceManager
 	cfg             config.AppConfig
 	httpClient      *http.Client
+	remoteProxies   map[string]*httputil.ReverseProxy // Cache of remote proxies by instance name
+	remoteProxiesMu sync.RWMutex
 }
 
 func NewHandler(im manager.InstanceManager, cfg config.AppConfig) *Handler {
@@ -20,5 +24,6 @@ func NewHandler(im manager.InstanceManager, cfg config.AppConfig) *Handler {
 		httpClient: &http.Client{
 			Timeout: 30 * time.Second,
 		},
+		remoteProxies: make(map[string]*httputil.ReverseProxy),
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/server/handlers_instances.go b/pkg/server/handlers_instances.go
index 6a90cba..90a00f9 100644
--- a/pkg/server/handlers_instances.go
+++ b/pkg/server/handlers_instances.go
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@ package server
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
 	"llamactl/pkg/config"
 	"llamactl/pkg/instance"
 	"llamactl/pkg/manager"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httputil"
+	"net/url"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -361,6 +362,12 @@ func (h *Handler) ProxyToInstance() http.HandlerFunc {
 			return
 		}
 
+		// Check if this is a remote instance
+		if inst.IsRemote() {
+			h.RemoteInstanceProxy(w, r, name, inst)
+			return
+		}
+
 		if !inst.IsRunning() {
 			http.Error(w, "Instance is not running", http.StatusServiceUnavailable)
 			return
@@ -399,59 +406,53 @@ func (h *Handler) RemoteInstanceProxy(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, na
 	}
 
 	nodeName := options.Nodes[0]
-	var nodeConfig *config.NodeConfig
-	for i := range h.cfg.Nodes {
-		if h.cfg.Nodes[i].Name == nodeName {
-			nodeConfig = &h.cfg.Nodes[i]
-			break
+
+	// Check if we have a cached proxy for this instance
+	h.remoteProxiesMu.RLock()
+	proxy, exists := h.remoteProxies[name]
+	h.remoteProxiesMu.RUnlock()
+
+	if !exists {
+		// Find node configuration
+		var nodeConfig *config.NodeConfig
+		for i := range h.cfg.Nodes {
+			if h.cfg.Nodes[i].Name == nodeName {
+				nodeConfig = &h.cfg.Nodes[i]
+				break
+			}
 		}
-	}
 
-	if nodeConfig == nil {
-		http.Error(w, fmt.Sprintf("Node %s not found", nodeName), http.StatusInternalServerError)
-		return
-	}
-
-	// Strip the "/api/v1/instances/<name>/proxy" prefix from the request URL
-	prefix := fmt.Sprintf("/api/v1/instances/%s/proxy", name)
-	proxyPath := r.URL.Path[len(prefix):]
-
-	// Build the remote URL
-	remoteURL := fmt.Sprintf("%s/api/v1/instances/%s/proxy%s", nodeConfig.Address, name, proxyPath)
-
-	// Create a new request to the remote node
-	req, err := http.NewRequest(r.Method, remoteURL, r.Body)
-	if err != nil {
-		http.Error(w, "Failed to create remote request: "+err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
-		return
-	}
-
-	// Copy headers
-	req.Header = r.Header.Clone()
-
-	// Add API key if configured
-	if nodeConfig.APIKey != "" {
-		req.Header.Set("Authorization", fmt.Sprintf("Bearer %s", nodeConfig.APIKey))
-	}
-
-	// Forward the request
-	resp, err := h.httpClient.Do(req)
-	if err != nil {
-		http.Error(w, "Failed to proxy to remote instance: "+err.Error(), http.StatusBadGateway)
-		return
-	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
-
-	// Copy response headers
-	for key, values := range resp.Header {
-		for _, value := range values {
-			w.Header().Add(key, value)
+		if nodeConfig == nil {
+			http.Error(w, fmt.Sprintf("Node %s not found", nodeName), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+			return
 		}
+
+		// Create reverse proxy to remote node
+		targetURL, err := url.Parse(nodeConfig.Address)
+		if err != nil {
+			http.Error(w, "Failed to parse node address: "+err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+			return
+		}
+
+		proxy = httputil.NewSingleHostReverseProxy(targetURL)
+
+		// Modify request before forwarding
+		originalDirector := proxy.Director
+		apiKey := nodeConfig.APIKey // Capture for closure
+		proxy.Director = func(req *http.Request) {
+			originalDirector(req)
+			// Add API key if configured
+			if apiKey != "" {
+				req.Header.Set("Authorization", fmt.Sprintf("Bearer %s", apiKey))
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Cache the proxy
+		h.remoteProxiesMu.Lock()
+		h.remoteProxies[name] = proxy
+		h.remoteProxiesMu.Unlock()
 	}
 
-	// Copy status code
-	w.WriteHeader(resp.StatusCode)
-
-	// Copy response body
-	io.Copy(w, resp.Body)
+	// Forward the request using the cached proxy
+	proxy.ServeHTTP(w, r)
 }