diff --git a/tests/integration/test_ignore.py b/tests/integration/test_ignore.py
index 69ed1d9..9d0b0ae 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_ignore.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_ignore.py
@@ -39,3 +39,17 @@ def test_ignore_localhost_and_httpbin(tmpdir, httpserver):
         urlopen('http://httpbin.org')
         urlopen(httpserver.url)
         assert len(cass) == 0
+
+def test_ignore_localhost_twice(tmpdir, httpserver):
+    httpserver.serve_content('Hello!')
+    cass_file = str(tmpdir.join('filter_qs.yaml'))
+    with vcr.use_cassette(cass_file, ignore_localhost=True) as cass:
+        urlopen(httpserver.url)
+        assert len(cass) == 0
+        urlopen('http://httpbin.org')
+        assert len(cass) == 1
+    with vcr.use_cassette(cass_file, ignore_localhost=True) as cass:
+        assert len(cass) == 1
+        urlopen(httpserver.url)
+        urlopen('http://httpbin.org')
+        assert len(cass) == 1
diff --git a/vcr/cassette.py b/vcr/cassette.py
index c58a6bd..c4d9c20 100644
--- a/vcr/cassette.py
+++ b/vcr/cassette.py
@@ -80,15 +80,18 @@ class Cassette(ContextDecorator):
         return self.rewound and self.record_mode == 'once' or \
             self.record_mode == 'none'
 
-    def append(self, request, response):
-        '''Add a request, response pair to this cassette'''
-        request = filter_request(
+    def _filter_request(self, request):
+        return filter_request(
             request=request,
             filter_headers=self._filter_headers,
             filter_query_parameters=self._filter_query_parameters,
             before_record=self._before_record,
             ignore_hosts=self._ignore_hosts
         )
+
+    def append(self, request, response):
+        '''Add a request, response pair to this cassette'''
+        request = self._filter_request(request)
         if not request:
             return
         self.data.append((request, response))
@@ -99,19 +102,19 @@ class Cassette(ContextDecorator):
         internal API, returns an iterator with all responses matching
         the request.
         """
-        request = filter_request(
-            request=request,
-            filter_headers=self._filter_headers,
-            filter_query_parameters=self._filter_query_parameters,
-            before_record=self._before_record,
-            ignore_hosts=self._ignore_hosts
-        )
+        request = self._filter_request(request)
         if not request:
             return
         for index, (stored_request, response) in enumerate(self.data):
             if requests_match(request, stored_request, self._match_on):
                 yield index, response
 
+    def can_play_response_for(self, request):
+        request = self._filter_request(request)
+        return request and request in self and \
+            self.record_mode != 'all' and \
+            self.rewound
+
     def play_response(self, request):
         '''
         Get the response corresponding to a request, but only if it
diff --git a/vcr/stubs/__init__.py b/vcr/stubs/__init__.py
index 1fd77c4..3376b3c 100644
--- a/vcr/stubs/__init__.py
+++ b/vcr/stubs/__init__.py
@@ -204,9 +204,7 @@ class VCRConnection:
         '''Retrieve a the response'''
         # Check to see if the cassette has a response for this request. If so,
         # then return it
-        if self._vcr_request in self.cassette and \
-                self.cassette.record_mode != "all" and \
-                self.cassette.rewound:
+        if self.cassette.can_play_response_for(self._vcr_request):
             log.info(
                 "Playing response for {0} from cassette".format(
                     self._vcr_request
@@ -215,7 +213,7 @@ class VCRConnection:
             response = self.cassette.play_response(self._vcr_request)
             return VCRHTTPResponse(response)
         else:
-            if self.cassette.write_protected:
+            if self.cassette.write_protected and self.cassette._filter_request(self._vcr_request):
                 raise CannotOverwriteExistingCassetteException(
                     "Can't overwrite existing cassette (%r) in "
                     "your current record mode (%r)."
@@ -264,9 +262,7 @@ class VCRConnection:
         """
 
         if hasattr(self, '_vcr_request') and \
-                self._vcr_request in self.cassette and \
-                self.cassette.record_mode != "all" and \
-                self.cassette.rewound:
+                self.cassette.can_play_response_for(self._vcr_request):
             # We already have a response we are going to play, don't
             # actually connect
             return