diff --git a/lib/IDS/DeReKoVecs/Read.pm b/lib/IDS/DeReKoVecs/Read.pm
index fb11fe9..6e2acfc 100644
--- a/lib/IDS/DeReKoVecs/Read.pm
+++ b/lib/IDS/DeReKoVecs/Read.pm
@@ -43,15 +43,18 @@
 }
 
 sub getClassicCollocatorsCached {
-  my ($c, $word) = @_;
+  my ($c, $word, $compare_to) = @_;
   my $s2 = "";
   if($word > $mergedEnd) {
     $word-=$mergedEnd;
   }
 
-  if($opt_p >= 5000 && $opt_p < 5600) { # German non-reference
-      open PIPE, "GET http://corpora.ids-mannheim.de/openlab/derekovecs/getClassicCollocators?w=$word  |";
+  my $pipe;
+  if($compare_to ne "") {
+    $c->app->log->info("comparing syn neighbours to: $compare_to/getClassicCollocators?w=$word");
+    open $pipe, "lwp-request $compare_to/getClassicCollocators?w=$word |";
   }
+
   if($opt_C || !$cccache{$word}) {
     $c->app->log->info("Getting classic collocates of $word.");
     $cccache{$word} = getClassicCollocators($word);
@@ -60,11 +63,12 @@
   } else {
     $c->app->log->info("Getting classic collocates for $word from cache.");
   }
-  if($opt_p >= 5000 && $opt_p < 5600) { # German non-reference
-    while(<PIPE>) {
+
+  if(defined($pipe)) {
+    while(<$pipe>) {
       $s2 .= $_;
     }
-    close(PIPE);
+    close($pipe);
   }
 
   if(length($s2) > 2000) {