diff --git a/playbooks/install_k8s.yml b/playbooks/install_k8s.yml
index 32655bcb..22f9576c 100644
--- a/playbooks/install_k8s.yml
+++ b/playbooks/install_k8s.yml
@@ -36,3 +36,6 @@
     - roles: "{{ hostvars['localhost'].roles }}"
     - k8s_master_ip: "{{ hostvars['localhost'].k8s_master_ip }}"
     - k8s_master_name: "{{ hostvars['localhost'].k8s_master_name }}"
+  environment:
+    - https_proxy: "{{ contrail_configuration.HTTPS_PROXY|default('') }}"
+    - http_proxy: "{{ contrail_configuration.HTTP_PROXY|default('') }}"