diff --git a/api/app/bingai.js b/api/app/bingai.js
index 4dfa8a71d5..d1175c0bfc 100644
--- a/api/app/bingai.js
+++ b/api/app/bingai.js
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ const askBing = async ({ text, progressCallback, convo }) => {
     // If the above doesn't work, provide all your cookies as a string instead
     // cookies: '',
     debug: false,
-    cache: { store: new KeyvFile({ filename: './data/cache.json' }) }
+    cache: { store: new KeyvFile({ filename: './data/cache.json' }) },
+    proxy: process.env.PROXY || null,
   });
 
   let options = {