diff --git a/config/initializers/open_id_connect.rb b/config/initializers/open_id_connect.rb
index 0a3627a39..2234fd763 100644
--- a/config/initializers/open_id_connect.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/open_id_connect.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 OpenIDConnect.http_config do |config|
   config.response :jwt
+
+  if ENV['http_proxy'].present?
+    config.proxy = ENV['http_proxy']
+  end
 end