diff --git a/mythtv/programs/mythavtest/main.cpp b/mythtv/programs/mythavtest/main.cpp
index bc1ec9ea7e4..2d4087ed33f 100644
--- a/mythtv/programs/mythavtest/main.cpp
+++ b/mythtv/programs/mythavtest/main.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ using namespace std;
 #include "dbcheck.h"
 #include "mythlogging.h"
 #include "signalhandling.h"
+#include "mythmiscutil.h"
 
 // libmythui
 #include "mythuihelper.h"
@@ -258,6 +259,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     else
     {
         TV::InitKeys();
+        setHttpProxy();
 
         if (!UpgradeTVDatabaseSchema(false))
         {
diff --git a/mythtv/programs/mythtv-setup/main.cpp b/mythtv/programs/mythtv-setup/main.cpp
index 4208068ff76..aa145952928 100644
--- a/mythtv/programs/mythtv-setup/main.cpp
+++ b/mythtv/programs/mythtv-setup/main.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include "commandlineparser.h"
 #include "profilegroup.h"
 #include "signalhandling.h"
+#include "mythmiscutil.h"
 
 using namespace std;
 
@@ -368,6 +369,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             return GENERIC_EXIT_DB_ERROR;
     }
 
+    setHttpProxy();
+
     if (use_display)
     {
         GetMythUI()->LoadQtConfig();