diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/CollectionSettings/ClientCertSettings/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/CollectionSettings/ClientCertSettings/index.js
index 0bc91b5c3..7ae9ac85e 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/CollectionSettings/ClientCertSettings/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/CollectionSettings/ClientCertSettings/index.js
@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@ const ClientCertSettings = ({ root, clientCertConfig, onUpdate, onRemove }) => {
       passphrase: ''
     },
     validationSchema: Yup.object({
-      domain: Yup.string().required(),
+      domain: Yup.string()
+        .required()
+        .trim()
+        .test('not-empty-after-trim', 'Domain is required', value => value && value.trim().length > 0),
       type: Yup.string().required().oneOf(['cert', 'pfx']),
       certFilePath: Yup.string().when('type', {
         is: (type) => type == 'cert',
@@ -45,7 +48,7 @@ const ClientCertSettings = ({ root, clientCertConfig, onUpdate, onRemove }) => {
       let relevantValues = {};
       if (values.type === 'cert') {
         relevantValues = {
-          domain: values.domain,
+          domain: values.domain?.trim(),
           type: values.type,
           certFilePath: values.certFilePath,
           keyFilePath: values.keyFilePath,
@@ -53,7 +56,7 @@ const ClientCertSettings = ({ root, clientCertConfig, onUpdate, onRemove }) => {
         };
       } else {
         relevantValues = {
-          domain: values.domain,
+          domain: values.domain?.trim(),
           type: values.type,
           pfxFilePath: values.pfxFilePath,
           passphrase: values.passphrase
@@ -127,15 +130,20 @@ const ClientCertSettings = ({ root, clientCertConfig, onUpdate, onRemove }) => {
           <label className="settings-label" htmlFor="domain">
             Domain
           </label>
-          <input
-            id="domain"
-            type="text"
-            name="domain"
-            placeholder="*.example.org"
-            className="block textbox non-passphrase-input"
-            onChange={formik.handleChange}
-            value={formik.values.domain || ''}
-          />
+          <div className="relative flex items-center">
+            <div className="absolute left-0 pl-2 text-gray-400 pointer-events-none flex items-center h-full">
+              https://
+            </div>
+            <input
+              id="domain"
+              type="text"
+              name="domain"
+              placeholder="example.org"
+              className="block textbox non-passphrase-input !pl-[60px]"
+              onChange={formik.handleChange}
+              value={formik.values.domain || ''}
+            />
+          </div>
           {formik.touched.domain && formik.errors.domain ? (
             <div className="ml-1 text-red-500">{formik.errors.domain}</div>
           ) : null}
diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/utils/proxy-util.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/utils/proxy-util.js
index dc249f493..dc8dd5382 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/src/utils/proxy-util.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/utils/proxy-util.js
@@ -88,15 +88,12 @@ function createTimelineAgentClass(BaseAgentClass) {
   return class extends BaseAgentClass {
     constructor(options, timeline) {
       // For proxy agents, the first argument is the proxy URI and the second is options
-      if (options.proxy || typeof options === 'string') {
-        const proxyUri = typeof options === 'string' ? options : options.proxy;
-        const agentOptions = typeof options === 'string' ? {} : { ...options };
-        delete agentOptions.proxy;
-
+      if (options?.proxy) {
+        const { proxy: proxyUri, ...agentOptions } = options;
         // Ensure TLS options are properly set
         const tlsOptions = {
           ...agentOptions,
-          rejectUnauthorized: agentOptions.rejectUnauthorized !== undefined ? agentOptions.rejectUnauthorized : true,
+          rejectUnauthorized: agentOptions.rejectUnauthorized ?? true,
         };
         super(proxyUri, tlsOptions);
         this.timeline = Array.isArray(timeline) ? timeline : [];
@@ -109,12 +106,19 @@ function createTimelineAgentClass(BaseAgentClass) {
           type: 'info',
           message: `SSL validation: ${tlsOptions.rejectUnauthorized ? 'enabled' : 'disabled'}`,
         });
+
+        // Log the proxy details
+        this.timeline.push({
+          timestamp: new Date(),
+          type: 'info',
+          message: `Using proxy: ${proxyUri}`,
+        });
       } else {
         // This is a regular HTTPS agent case
         const tlsOptions = {
           ...options,
-          rejectUnauthorized: options.rejectUnauthorized !== undefined ? options.rejectUnauthorized : true,
-        };
+          rejectUnauthorized: options.rejectUnauthorized ?? true,
+        };   
         super(tlsOptions);
         this.timeline = Array.isArray(timeline) ? timeline : [];
         this.alpnProtocols = options.ALPNProtocols || ['h2', 'http/1.1'];
@@ -129,6 +133,7 @@ function createTimelineAgentClass(BaseAgentClass) {
       }
     }
 
+
     createConnection(options, callback) {
       const { host, port } = options;
 
@@ -343,7 +348,7 @@ function setupProxyAgents({
       try {
         if (https_proxy?.length) {
           new URL(https_proxy);
-          const TimelineHttpsProxyAgent = createTimelineAgentClass(HttpsProxyAgent);
+          const TimelineHttpsProxyAgent = createTimelineAgentClass(PatchedHttpsProxyAgent);
           requestConfig.httpsAgent = new TimelineHttpsProxyAgent(
             { proxy: https_proxy,...tlsOptions },
             timeline