diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 2d3d9b51cd..601a943704 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -123,7 +123,13 @@ DEBUG_OPENAI=false # Set to true to enable debug mode for the OpenAI endpoint
 # OPENAI_SUMMARY_MODEL=gpt-3.5-turbo
 
 # Reverse proxy settings for OpenAI: 
-# https://github.com/waylaidwanderer/node-chatgpt-api#using-a-reverse-proxy 
+# https://github.com/waylaidwanderer/node-chatgpt-api#using-a-reverse-proxy
+# The URL must match the "url/v1," pattern, the "openai" suffix is also allowed.
+# Examples:
+#   - https://open.ai/v1
+#   - https://open.ai/v1/ACCOUNT/GATEWAY/openai
+#   - https://open.ai/v1/hi/openai
+
 # OPENAI_REVERSE_PROXY=
 
 # (Advanced) Sometimes when using Local LLM APIs, you may need to force the API
@@ -138,6 +144,20 @@ DEBUG_OPENAI=false # Set to true to enable debug mode for the OpenAI endpoint
 # https://github.com/spdustin/ChatGPT-AutoExpert/blob/main/_system-prompts/dall-e.md
 # DALLE3_SYSTEM_PROMPT="Your System Prompt here"
 
+# (Advanced) DALL-E Proxy settings
+# This is separate from its OpenAI counterpart for customization purposes
+
+# Reverse proxy settings, changes the baseURL for the DALL-E-3 API Calls
+# The URL must match the "url/v1," pattern, the "openai" suffix is also allowed.
+# Examples:
+#   - https://open.ai/v1
+#   - https://open.ai/v1/ACCOUNT/GATEWAY/openai
+#   - https://open.ai/v1/hi/openai
+
+# DALLE_REVERSE_PROXY=
+
+# Note: if you have PROXY set, it will be used for DALLE calls also, which is universal for the app
+
 ##########################
 # OpenRouter (overrides OpenAI and Plugins Endpoints): 
 ##########################
diff --git a/api/app/clients/tools/DALL-E.js b/api/app/clients/tools/DALL-E.js
index 2d346a4f5e..505f570ace 100644
--- a/api/app/clients/tools/DALL-E.js
+++ b/api/app/clients/tools/DALL-E.js
@@ -1,19 +1,30 @@
 // From https://platform.openai.com/docs/api-reference/images/create
 // To use this tool, you must pass in a configured OpenAIApi object.
 const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
 const OpenAI = require('openai');
 // const { genAzureEndpoint } = require('../../../utils/genAzureEndpoints');
 const { Tool } = require('langchain/tools');
+const { HttpsProxyAgent } = require('https-proxy-agent');
 const saveImageFromUrl = require('./saveImageFromUrl');
-const path = require('path');
+const extractBaseURL = require('../../../utils/extractBaseURL');
+const { DALLE_REVERSE_PROXY, PROXY } = process.env;
 
 class OpenAICreateImage extends Tool {
   constructor(fields = {}) {
     super();
 
     let apiKey = fields.DALLE_API_KEY || this.getApiKey();
+    const config = { apiKey };
+    if (DALLE_REVERSE_PROXY) {
+      config.baseURL = extractBaseURL(DALLE_REVERSE_PROXY);
+    }
+
+    if (PROXY) {
+      config.httpAgent = new HttpsProxyAgent(PROXY);
+    }
+
     // let azureKey = fields.AZURE_API_KEY || process.env.AZURE_API_KEY;
-    let config = { apiKey };
 
     // if (azureKey) {
     //   apiKey = azureKey;
diff --git a/api/app/clients/tools/structured/DALLE3.js b/api/app/clients/tools/structured/DALLE3.js
index 765ad54a52..d868190d0a 100644
--- a/api/app/clients/tools/structured/DALLE3.js
+++ b/api/app/clients/tools/structured/DALLE3.js
@@ -5,14 +5,24 @@ const path = require('path');
 const { z } = require('zod');
 const OpenAI = require('openai');
 const { Tool } = require('langchain/tools');
+const { HttpsProxyAgent } = require('https-proxy-agent');
 const saveImageFromUrl = require('../saveImageFromUrl');
-const { DALLE3_SYSTEM_PROMPT } = process.env;
+const extractBaseURL = require('../../../../utils/extractBaseURL');
+const { DALLE3_SYSTEM_PROMPT, DALLE_REVERSE_PROXY, PROXY } = process.env;
 class DALLE3 extends Tool {
   constructor(fields = {}) {
     super();
 
     let apiKey = fields.DALLE_API_KEY || this.getApiKey();
-    let config = { apiKey };
+    const config = { apiKey };
+    if (DALLE_REVERSE_PROXY) {
+      config.baseURL = extractBaseURL(DALLE_REVERSE_PROXY);
+    }
+
+    if (PROXY) {
+      config.httpAgent = new HttpsProxyAgent(PROXY);
+    }
+
     this.openai = new OpenAI(config);
     this.name = 'dalle';
     this.description = `Use DALLE to create images from text descriptions.
@@ -84,19 +94,30 @@ class DALLE3 extends Tool {
     if (!prompt) {
       throw new Error('Missing required field: prompt');
     }
-    const resp = await this.openai.images.generate({
-      model: 'dall-e-3',
-      quality,
-      style,
-      size,
-      prompt: this.replaceUnwantedChars(prompt),
-      n: 1,
-    });
+
+    let resp;
+    try {
+      resp = await this.openai.images.generate({
+        model: 'dall-e-3',
+        quality,
+        style,
+        size,
+        prompt: this.replaceUnwantedChars(prompt),
+        n: 1,
+      });
+    } catch (error) {
+      return `Something went wrong when trying to generate the image. The DALL-E API may unavailable:
+Error Message: ${error.message}`;
+    }
+
+    if (!resp) {
+      return 'Something went wrong when trying to generate the image. The DALL-E API may unavailable';
+    }
 
     const theImageUrl = resp.data[0].url;
 
     if (!theImageUrl) {
-      throw new Error('No image URL returned from OpenAI API.');
+      return 'No image URL returned from OpenAI API. There may be a problem with the API or your configuration.';
     }
 
     const regex = /img-[\w\d]+.png/;
diff --git a/api/app/clients/tools/structured/specs/DALLE3.spec.js b/api/app/clients/tools/structured/specs/DALLE3.spec.js
index b5b6601272..0958886df7 100644
--- a/api/app/clients/tools/structured/specs/DALLE3.spec.js
+++ b/api/app/clients/tools/structured/specs/DALLE3.spec.js
@@ -134,15 +134,6 @@ describe('DALLE3', () => {
     await expect(dalle._call(mockData)).rejects.toThrow('Missing required field: prompt');
   });
 
-  it('should throw an error if no image URL is returned from OpenAI API', async () => {
-    const mockData = {
-      prompt: 'A test prompt',
-    };
-    // Simulate a response with an object that has a `url` property set to `undefined`
-    generate.mockResolvedValue({ data: [{ url: undefined }] });
-    await expect(dalle._call(mockData)).rejects.toThrow('No image URL returned from OpenAI API.');
-  });
-
   it('should log to console if no image name is found in the URL', async () => {
     const mockData = {
       prompt: 'A test prompt',