diff --git a/internal/outputs/http.go b/internal/outputs/http.go
index f1952b7b..132cb7ee 100644
--- a/internal/outputs/http.go
+++ b/internal/outputs/http.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func postRequest(url string, key string, data []byte) error {
 
 	load.Logrus.Debugf("http: insights - bytes %d events %d", len(zlibCompressedPayload.Bytes()), len(load.Entity.Metrics))
 
-	tr := &http.Transport{IdleConnTimeout: 15 * time.Second}
+	tr := &http.Transport{IdleConnTimeout: 15 * time.Second, Proxy: http.ProxyFromEnvironment}
 	client := &http.Client{Transport: tr}
 	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, url, bytes.NewBuffer(zlibCompressedPayload.Bytes()))
 	if err != nil {