diff --git a/plexapi/base.py b/plexapi/base.py
index a7fa82ee..4a05eb95 100644
--- a/plexapi/base.py
+++ b/plexapi/base.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 MediaContainerT = TypeVar("MediaContainerT", bound="MediaContainer")
 
 USER_DONT_RELOAD_FOR_KEYS = set()
-_DONT_RELOAD_FOR_KEYS = {'key'}
+_DONT_RELOAD_FOR_KEYS = {'key', 'sourceURI'}
 OPERATORS = {
     'exact': lambda v, q: v == q,
     'iexact': lambda v, q: v.lower() == q.lower(),
diff --git a/plexapi/myplex.py b/plexapi/myplex.py
index 24e32e6b..448a2649 100644
--- a/plexapi/myplex.py
+++ b/plexapi/myplex.py
@@ -283,10 +283,10 @@ def resource(self, name):
         """ Returns the :class:`~plexapi.myplex.MyPlexResource` that matches the name specified.
 
             Parameters:
-                name (str): Name to match against.
+                name (str): Name  or machine identifier to match against.
         """
         for resource in self.resources():
-            if resource.name.lower() == name.lower():
+            if resource.name.lower() == name.lower() or resource.clientIdentifier == name:
                 return resource
         raise NotFound(f'Unable to find resource {name}')
 
diff --git a/plexapi/playlist.py b/plexapi/playlist.py
index dda3bdf5..e2c4da63 100644
--- a/plexapi/playlist.py
+++ b/plexapi/playlist.py
@@ -190,6 +190,20 @@ def items(self):
         if self._items is None:
             key = f'{self.key}/items'
             items = self.fetchItems(key)
+
+            # Cache server connections to avoid reconnecting for each item
+            _servers = {}
+            for item in items:
+                if item.sourceURI:
+                    serverID = item.sourceURI.split('/')[2]
+                    if serverID not in _servers:
+                        try:
+                            _servers[serverID] = self._server.myPlexAccount().resource(serverID).connect()
+                        except NotFound:
+                            # Override the server connection with None if the server is not found
+                            _servers[serverID] = None
+                    item._server = _servers[serverID]
+
             self._items = items
         return self._items