diff --git a/packages/bruno-requests/src/network/axios-instance.ts b/packages/bruno-requests/src/network/axios-instance.ts
index 066168901..6ae868c3f 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-requests/src/network/axios-instance.ts
+++ b/packages/bruno-requests/src/network/axios-instance.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ type ModifiedAxiosResponse = AxiosResponse & {
 }
 
 const baseRequestConfig: Partial<AxiosRequestConfig> = {
+  proxy: false,
   httpAgent: new http.Agent({ keepAlive: true }),
   httpsAgent: new https.Agent({ keepAlive: true }),
   transformRequest: function transformRequest(data: any, headers: AxiosRequestHeaders) {