diff --git a/checks/proxy.rb b/checks/proxy.rb
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+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+
+# checking to see if http/https proxy envs are set before running the installer
+
+http_proxy = ENV['http_proxy']
+https_proxy = ENV['https_proxy']
+
+PROXYSET = "Please unset the http_proxy and/or https_proxy environment variables before running the installer"
+
+def error_exit(message, code)
+  $stderr.puts message
+  exit code
+end
+
+error_exit(PROXYSET, 1) if http_proxy != nil || https_proxy != nil