diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/CollectionSettings/ProxySettings/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/CollectionSettings/ProxySettings/index.js
index 9080ad253..8b1b59996 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/CollectionSettings/ProxySettings/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/CollectionSettings/ProxySettings/index.js
@@ -53,6 +53,13 @@ const ProxySettings = ({ proxyConfig, onUpdate }) => {
   return (
     <StyledWrapper>
       <h1 className="font-medium mb-3">Proxy Settings</h1>
+      <label className="settings-label">
+        <ul className="mb-3">
+          <li>To use the global proxy configuration, choose 'use global setting'</li>
+          <li>To use collection level configuration, choose 'enabled'</li>
+          <li>To disable the proxy for this collection, choose 'disabled'</li>
+        </ul>
+      </label>
       <form className="bruno-form" onSubmit={formik.handleSubmit}>
         <div className="mb-3 flex items-center">
           <label className="settings-label" htmlFor="enabled">
@@ -225,7 +232,7 @@ const ProxySettings = ({ proxyConfig, onUpdate }) => {
             ) : null}
           </div>
         </div>
-        <div className="ml-4 mb-3 flex items-center">
+        <div className="mb-3 flex items-center">
           <label className="settings-label" htmlFor="noProxy">
             Proxy Bypass
           </label>
diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/index.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/index.js
index c2becdec7..ff0c67e39 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/index.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const { uuid } = require('../../utils/common');
 const interpolateVars = require('./interpolate-vars');
 const { interpolateString } = require('./interpolate-string');
 const { sortFolder, getAllRequestsInFolderRecursively } = require('./helper');
-const { preferences } = require('../../store/preferences');
+const preferences = require('../../store/preferences');
 const { getProcessEnvVars } = require('../../store/process-env');
 const { getBrunoConfig } = require('../../store/bruno-config');
 const { HttpsProxyAgent } = require('https-proxy-agent');
@@ -220,8 +220,8 @@ const registerNetworkIpc = (mainWindow) => {
 
       // proxy configuration
       const brunoConfig = getBrunoConfig(collectionUid);
-      const proxyEnabled = get(brunoConfig, 'proxy.enabled', false);
-      if (proxyEnabled) {
+      const proxyEnabled = get(brunoConfig, 'proxy.enabled', 'disabled');
+      if (proxyEnabled === 'enabled') {
         let proxyUri;
 
         const interpolationOptions = {