diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Common/Http/Dispatchers/ManagedHttpDispatcher.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Common/Http/Dispatchers/ManagedHttpDispatcher.cs
index da4269363..ea4b3790f 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Common/Http/Dispatchers/ManagedHttpDispatcher.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Common/Http/Dispatchers/ManagedHttpDispatcher.cs
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Common.Http.Dispatchers
                 AddRequestHeaders(requestMessage, request.Headers);
             }
 
-            var httpClient = GetClient(request.Url);
+            var httpClient = GetClient(request.Url, request.ProxySettings);
 
             var sw = new Stopwatch();
 
@@ -154,9 +154,9 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Common.Http.Dispatchers
             }
         }
 
-        protected virtual System.Net.Http.HttpClient GetClient(HttpUri uri)
+        protected virtual System.Net.Http.HttpClient GetClient(HttpUri uri, HttpProxySettings requestProxy)
         {
-            var proxySettings = _proxySettingsProvider.GetProxySettings(uri);
+            var proxySettings = requestProxy ?? _proxySettingsProvider.GetProxySettings(uri);
 
             var key = proxySettings?.Key ?? NO_PROXY_KEY;
 
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Common/Http/HttpRequest.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Common/Http/HttpRequest.cs
index 5092207bc..779774a24 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Common/Http/HttpRequest.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Common/Http/HttpRequest.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using System.Net.Http;
 using System.Text;
 using NzbDrone.Common.EnvironmentInfo;
 using NzbDrone.Common.Extensions;
+using NzbDrone.Common.Http.Proxy;
 
 namespace NzbDrone.Common.Http
 {
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Common.Http
         public HttpMethod Method { get; set; }
         public HttpHeader Headers { get; set; }
         public Encoding Encoding { get; set; }
-        public IWebProxy Proxy { get; set; }
+        public HttpProxySettings ProxySettings { get; set; }
         public byte[] ContentData { get; set; }
         public string ContentSummary { get; set; }
         public ICredentials Credentials { get; set; }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/IndexerProxies/Http/Http.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/IndexerProxies/Http/Http.cs
index 838b3b2c8..8994f2919 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/IndexerProxies/Http/Http.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/IndexerProxies/Http/Http.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ using NLog;
 using NzbDrone.Common.Cloud;
 using NzbDrone.Common.Extensions;
 using NzbDrone.Common.Http;
+using NzbDrone.Common.Http.Proxy;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Localization;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Prowl;
 
 namespace NzbDrone.Core.IndexerProxies.Http
 {
@@ -18,14 +20,13 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.IndexerProxies.Http
 
         public override HttpRequest PreRequest(HttpRequest request)
         {
-            if (Settings.Username.IsNotNullOrWhiteSpace() && Settings.Password.IsNotNullOrWhiteSpace())
-            {
-                request.Proxy = new WebProxy(Settings.Host + ":" + Settings.Port, false, null, new NetworkCredential(Settings.Username, Settings.Password));
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                request.Proxy = new WebProxy(Settings.Host + ":" + Settings.Port, false, null);
-            }
+            request.ProxySettings = new HttpProxySettings(ProxyType.Http,
+                                Settings.Host,
+                                Settings.Port,
+                                null,
+                                false,
+                                Settings.Username,
+                                Settings.Password);
 
             _logger.Debug("Applying HTTP(S) Proxy {0} to request {1}", Name, request.Url);
 
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/IndexerProxies/Socks4/Socks4.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/IndexerProxies/Socks4/Socks4.cs
index 9fccb766a..554d8a78b 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/IndexerProxies/Socks4/Socks4.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/IndexerProxies/Socks4/Socks4.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ using NLog;
 using NzbDrone.Common.Cloud;
 using NzbDrone.Common.Extensions;
 using NzbDrone.Common.Http;
+using NzbDrone.Common.Http.Proxy;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Localization;
 
 namespace NzbDrone.Core.IndexerProxies.Socks4
@@ -25,14 +26,13 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.IndexerProxies.Socks4
                 return null;
             }
 
-            if (Settings.Username.IsNotNullOrWhiteSpace() && Settings.Password.IsNotNullOrWhiteSpace())
-            {
-                request.Proxy = new WebProxy(uri, false, null, new NetworkCredential(Settings.Username, Settings.Password));
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                request.Proxy = new WebProxy(uri);
-            }
+            request.ProxySettings = new HttpProxySettings(ProxyType.Socks4,
+                                Settings.Host,
+                                Settings.Port,
+                                null,
+                                false,
+                                Settings.Username,
+                                Settings.Password);
 
             _logger.Debug("Applying Socks4 Proxy {0} to request {1}", Name, request.Url);
 
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/IndexerProxies/Socks5/Socks5.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/IndexerProxies/Socks5/Socks5.cs
index dfd572977..3a7ed0dbe 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/IndexerProxies/Socks5/Socks5.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/IndexerProxies/Socks5/Socks5.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ using NLog;
 using NzbDrone.Common.Cloud;
 using NzbDrone.Common.Extensions;
 using NzbDrone.Common.Http;
+using NzbDrone.Common.Http.Proxy;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Localization;
 
 namespace NzbDrone.Core.IndexerProxies.Socks5
@@ -26,14 +27,13 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.IndexerProxies.Socks5
                 return null;
             }
 
-            if (Settings.Username.IsNotNullOrWhiteSpace() && Settings.Password.IsNotNullOrWhiteSpace())
-            {
-                request.Proxy = new WebProxy(uri, false, null, new NetworkCredential(Settings.Username, Settings.Password));
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                request.Proxy = new WebProxy(uri);
-            }
+            request.ProxySettings = new HttpProxySettings(ProxyType.Socks5,
+                                Settings.Host,
+                                Settings.Port,
+                                null,
+                                false,
+                                Settings.Username,
+                                Settings.Password);
 
             _logger.Debug("Applying Socks5 Proxy {0} to request {1}", Name, request.Url);