diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Common/Http/Proxy/HttpProxySettings.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Common/Http/Proxy/HttpProxySettings.cs
index 71164b43a..c80044d29 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Common/Http/Proxy/HttpProxySettings.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Common/Http/Proxy/HttpProxySettings.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using System;
 using NzbDrone.Common.Extensions;
 
 namespace NzbDrone.Common.Http.Proxy
@@ -29,7 +30,8 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Common.Http.Proxy
             {
                 if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(BypassFilter))
                 {
-                    var hostlist = BypassFilter.Split(',');
+                    var hostlist = BypassFilter.Split(',', StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries | StringSplitOptions.TrimEntries);
+
                     for (var i = 0; i < hostlist.Length; i++)
                     {
                         if (hostlist[i].StartsWith("*"))
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Common.Http.Proxy
                     return hostlist;
                 }
 
-                return System.Array.Empty<string>();
+                return Array.Empty<string>();
             }
         }