diff --git a/proxmox/api/client.go b/proxmox/api/client.go
index 11227b5d..f4e83bcf 100644
--- a/proxmox/api/client.go
+++ b/proxmox/api/client.go
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ func NewConnection(endpoint string, insecure bool) (*Connection, error) {
 	}
 
 	var transport http.RoundTripper = &http.Transport{
+		Proxy: http.ProxyFromEnvironment,
 		TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{
 			MinVersion:         tls.VersionTLS13,
 			InsecureSkipVerify: insecure, //nolint:gosec