diff --git a/rpc/websocket.go b/rpc/websocket.go
index a6b95dd2ac..889562d1ab 100644
--- a/rpc/websocket.go
+++ b/rpc/websocket.go
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ func newClientTransportWS(endpoint string, cfg *clientConfig) (reconnectFunc, er
 			ReadBufferSize:  wsReadBuffer,
 			WriteBufferSize: wsWriteBuffer,
 			WriteBufferPool: wsBufferPool,
+			Proxy:           http.ProxyFromEnvironment,
 		}
 	}