diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2ec9320..43801e7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 gin-bin
-example.config.local.json
\ No newline at end of file
+example.config.local.json
+.idea
diff --git a/http.go b/http.go
index 3391174..6729625 100644
--- a/http.go
+++ b/http.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ func (monitor *CachetMonitor) makeRequest(requestType string, url string, reqBod
 	if monitor.InsecureAPI == true {
 		client.Transport = &http.Transport{
 			TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{InsecureSkipVerify: true},
+			Proxy:           http.ProxyFromEnvironment,
 		}
 	}