diff --git a/utils/types.go b/utils/types.go
index a4d377df1..04b8f0669 100644
--- a/utils/types.go
+++ b/utils/types.go
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ func GetKonnectClient(httpClient *http.Client, config KonnectConfig) (*konnect.C
 
 	if httpClient == nil {
 		defaultTransport := http.DefaultTransport.(*http.Transport)
+		defaultTransport.Proxy = http.ProxyFromEnvironment
 		httpClient = http.DefaultClient
 		httpClient.Transport = defaultTransport
 	}
@@ -329,6 +330,7 @@ func HTTPClient() *http.Client {
 				Timeout: clientTimeout,
 			}).DialContext,
 			TLSHandshakeTimeout: clientTimeout,
+			Proxy:               http.ProxyFromEnvironment,
 		},
 	}
 }