diff --git a/Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure/Http/Http.cs b/Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure/Http/Http.cs
index 5af50bc6d..988976749 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure/Http/Http.cs
+++ b/Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure/Http/Http.cs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Http
 
             client = new HttpClient(socketsHttpHandler, false);
             client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("User-Agent", UserAgent);
+            HttpClient.DefaultProxy = WebProxy;
         }
 
         private static HttpProxy proxy;
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Http
             {
                 proxy = value;
                 proxy.PropertyChanged += UpdateProxy;
+                UpdateProxy(ProxyProperty.Enabled);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/Flow.Launcher/App.xaml.cs b/Flow.Launcher/App.xaml.cs
index 06bb16e3b..7c4c6a367 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher/App.xaml.cs
+++ b/Flow.Launcher/App.xaml.cs
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher
                 _settingsVM = new SettingWindowViewModel(_updater, _portable);
                 _settings = _settingsVM.Settings;
 
+                Http.Proxy = _settings.Proxy;
+
                 _alphabet.Initialize(_settings);
                 _stringMatcher = new StringMatcher(_alphabet);
                 StringMatcher.Instance = _stringMatcher;
@@ -85,8 +87,6 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher
                 ThemeManager.Instance.Settings = _settings;
                 ThemeManager.Instance.ChangeTheme(_settings.Theme);
 
-                Http.Proxy = _settings.Proxy;
-
                 Encoding.RegisterProvider(CodePagesEncodingProvider.Instance);
 
                 RegisterExitEvents();