diff --git a/lib/nano.js b/lib/nano.js
index 4abeacf..9295779 100644
--- a/lib/nano.js
+++ b/lib/nano.js
@@ -365,8 +365,6 @@ module.exports = exports = function dbScope (cfg) {
     } else if (opts.dontParse) {
       req.responseType = 'arraybuffer'
     }
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-    req.httpsAgent = cfg.requestDefaults.agent || defaultHttpsAgent
 
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     const scrubbedReq = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(req))
@@ -377,6 +375,10 @@ module.exports = exports = function dbScope (cfg) {
     }
     log(scrubbedReq)
 
+    // add http agents
+    req.httpAgent = cfg.requestDefaults.agent || defaultHttpAgent
+    req.httpsAgent = cfg.requestDefaults.agent || defaultHttpsAgent
+
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     if (opts.stream) {
       // return the Request object for streaming
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index f766b78..085ffdd 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 097239e..d9211b8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
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+  "version": "9.0.3",
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     "couchdb",
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
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