diff --git a/impls/src/adapters/http.rs b/impls/src/adapters/http.rs
index 7d9f360d..46cc3997 100644
--- a/impls/src/adapters/http.rs
+++ b/impls/src/adapters/http.rs
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ impl HttpSlateSender {
 		IN: Serialize,
 	{
 		let client =
-			if self.use_socks {
+			if !self.use_socks {
 				Client::new()
 			} else {
 				Client::with_socks_proxy(self.socks_proxy_addr.ok_or_else(|| {
diff --git a/impls/src/client_utils/client.rs b/impls/src/client_utils/client.rs
index bc4cb124..a0f42dec 100644
--- a/impls/src/client_utils/client.rs
+++ b/impls/src/client_utils/client.rs
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ impl Client {
 			.default_headers(headers);
 
 		if let Some(s) = socks_proxy_addr {
-			let proxy = Proxy::all(&format!("socks5://{}:{}", s.ip(), s.port()))
+			let proxy = Proxy::all(&format!("socks5h://{}:{}", s.ip(), s.port()))
 				.map_err(|e| ErrorKind::Internal(format!("Unable to create proxy: {}", e)))?;
 			builder = builder.proxy(proxy);
 		}