diff --git a/pkg/csiproxy/csi.go b/pkg/csiproxy/csi.go
index a18c111d..26319467 100644
--- a/pkg/csiproxy/csi.go
+++ b/pkg/csiproxy/csi.go
@@ -134,7 +134,9 @@ func (p *Proxy) download() error {
 	}
 
 	// default to insecure which matches system-agent functionality
-	transport := &http.Transport{TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{InsecureSkipVerify: true}}
+	// if a proxy is set with the proper envvars, we will use it
+	// as long as the req does not match an entry in no_proxy env var
+	transport := &http.Transport{TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{InsecureSkipVerify: true}, Proxy: http.ProxyFromEnvironment}
 
 	if p.tlsCfg != nil && !*p.tlsCfg.Insecure && p.tlsCfg.CertFilePath != "" {
 		transport.TLSClientConfig.InsecureSkipVerify = false