diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 2e22643..b20e990 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp'
     implementation 'com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp-brotli'
     implementation 'io.sentry:sentry:6.25.0'
-    implementation 'rocks.kavin:reqwest4j:1.0.5'
+    implementation 'rocks.kavin:reqwest4j:1.0.6'
     implementation 'io.minio:minio:8.5.4'
 }
 
diff --git a/config.properties b/config.properties
index 5b147b8..56ec594 100644
--- a/config.properties
+++ b/config.properties
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ HTTP_WORKERS:2
 # Proxy
 PROXY_PART:https://pipedproxy-cdg.kavin.rocks
 
-# Outgoing HTTP Proxy - eg: 127.0.0.1:8118
-#HTTP_PROXY: 127.0.0.1:8118
+# Outgoing proxy to be used by reqwest4j - eg: socks5://127.0.0.1:1080
+#REQWEST_PROXY: socks5://127.0.0.1:1080
 
 # Captcha Parameters
 CAPTCHA_BASE_URL:https://api.capmonster.cloud/
diff --git a/src/main/java/me/kavin/piped/Main.java b/src/main/java/me/kavin/piped/Main.java
index b38464a..a8647c0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/kavin/piped/Main.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/kavin/piped/Main.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.localization.ContentCountry;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.localization.Localization;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.services.youtube.YoutubeThrottlingDecrypter;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.services.youtube.extractors.YoutubeStreamExtractor;
+import rocks.kavin.reqwest4j.ReqwestUtils;
 
 import java.util.*;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
@@ -35,6 +36,8 @@ public class Main {
         YoutubeStreamExtractor.forceFetchAndroidClient(true);
         YoutubeStreamExtractor.forceFetchIosClient(true);
 
+        ReqwestUtils.init(Constants.REQWEST_PROXY);
+
         Sentry.init(options -> {
             options.setDsn(Constants.SENTRY_DSN);
             options.setRelease(Constants.VERSION);
diff --git a/src/main/java/me/kavin/piped/consts/Constants.java b/src/main/java/me/kavin/piped/consts/Constants.java
index 4f338c0..b98298a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/kavin/piped/consts/Constants.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/kavin/piped/consts/Constants.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public class Constants {
 
     public static final String PUBSUB_HUB_URL;
 
-    public static final String HTTP_PROXY;
+    public static final String REQWEST_PROXY;
 
     public static final String FRONTEND_URL;
 
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ public class Constants {
             PUBLIC_URL = getProperty(prop, "API_URL");
             PUBSUB_URL = getProperty(prop, "PUBSUB_URL", PUBLIC_URL);
             PUBSUB_HUB_URL = getProperty(prop, "PUBSUB_HUB_URL", "https://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/subscribe");
-            HTTP_PROXY = getProperty(prop, "HTTP_PROXY");
+            REQWEST_PROXY = getProperty(prop, "REQWEST_PROXY");
             FRONTEND_URL = getProperty(prop, "FRONTEND_URL", "https://piped.video");
             COMPROMISED_PASSWORD_CHECK = Boolean.parseBoolean(getProperty(prop, "COMPROMISED_PASSWORD_CHECK", "true"));
             DISABLE_REGISTRATION = Boolean.parseBoolean(getProperty(prop, "DISABLE_REGISTRATION", "false"));
@@ -188,13 +188,6 @@ public class Constants {
             OkHttpClient.Builder builder_noredir = new OkHttpClient.Builder()
                     .followRedirects(false)
                     .addInterceptor(BrotliInterceptor.INSTANCE);
-            if (HTTP_PROXY != null && HTTP_PROXY.contains(":")) {
-                String host = StringUtils.substringBefore(HTTP_PROXY, ":");
-                String port = StringUtils.substringAfter(HTTP_PROXY, ":");
-                InetSocketAddress sa = new InetSocketAddress(host, Integer.parseInt(port));
-                ProxySelector ps = ProxySelector.of(sa);
-                ProxySelector.setDefault(ps);
-            }
             h2client = builder.build();
             h2_no_redir_client = builder_noredir.build();
             String temp = null;