diff --git a/api/strategies/openidStrategy.js b/api/strategies/openidStrategy.js
index b69b63776d..30762898a6 100644
--- a/api/strategies/openidStrategy.js
+++ b/api/strategies/openidStrategy.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 const fetch = require('node-fetch');
 const passport = require('passport');
 const jwtDecode = require('jsonwebtoken/decode');
-const { Issuer, Strategy: OpenIDStrategy } = require('openid-client');
+const { HttpsProxyAgent } = require('https-proxy-agent');
+const { Issuer, Strategy: OpenIDStrategy, custom } = require('openid-client');
 const { getStrategyFunctions } = require('~/server/services/Files/strategies');
 const { findUser, createUser, updateUser } = require('~/models/userMethods');
 const { logger } = require('~/config');
@@ -67,6 +68,13 @@ function convertToUsername(input, defaultValue = '') {
 
 async function setupOpenId() {
   try {
+    if (process.env.PROXY) {
+        const proxyAgent = new HttpsProxyAgent(process.env.PROXY);
+        custom.setHttpOptionsDefaults({
+            agent: proxyAgent
+        });
+        logger.info(`[openidStrategy] proxy agent added: ${process.env.PROXY}`);
+    }
     const issuer = await Issuer.discover(process.env.OPENID_ISSUER);
     const client = new issuer.Client({
       client_id: process.env.OPENID_CLIENT_ID,