diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/CollectionSettings/ProxySettings/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/CollectionSettings/ProxySettings/index.js
index 3f0981f8d..fd3cc8986 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/CollectionSettings/ProxySettings/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/CollectionSettings/ProxySettings/index.js
@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
 import React, { useEffect } from 'react';
 import { useFormik } from 'formik';
-
+import Tooltip from 'components/Tooltip';
 import StyledWrapper from './StyledWrapper';
 import * as Yup from 'yup';
 import toast from 'react-hot-toast';
 
 const ProxySettings = ({ proxyConfig, onUpdate }) => {
   const proxySchema = Yup.object({
-    enabled: Yup.string().oneOf(['global', 'enabled', 'disabled']),
+    use: Yup.string().oneOf(['global', 'true', 'false']),
     protocol: Yup.string().oneOf(['http', 'https', 'socks4', 'socks5']),
     hostname: Yup.string()
-      .when('enabled', {
-        is: 'enabled',
+      .when('use', {
+        is: true,
         then: (hostname) => hostname.required('Specify the hostname for your proxy.'),
         otherwise: (hostname) => hostname.nullable()
       })
       .max(1024),
     port: Yup.number()
-      .when('enabled', {
-        is: 'enabled',
+      .when('use', {
+        is: true,
         then: (port) => port.required('Specify port between 1 and 65535').typeError('Specify port between 1 and 65535'),
         otherwise: (port) => port.nullable().transform((_, val) => (val ? Number(val) : null))
       })
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ const ProxySettings = ({ proxyConfig, onUpdate }) => {
       .max(65535),
     auth: Yup.object()
       .when('enabled', {
-        is: 'enabled',
+        is: true,
         then: Yup.object({
           enabled: Yup.boolean(),
           username: Yup.string()
-            .when(['enabled'], {
+            .when('enabled', {
               is: true,
               then: (username) => username.required('Specify username for proxy authentication.')
             })
@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@ const ProxySettings = ({ proxyConfig, onUpdate }) => {
         })
       })
       .optional(),
-    noProxy: Yup.string().optional().max(1024)
+    bypassProxy: Yup.string().optional().max(1024)
   });
 
   const formik = useFormik({
     initialValues: {
-      enabled: proxyConfig.enabled || 'global',
+      use: proxyConfig.use || 'global',
       protocol: proxyConfig.protocol || 'http',
       hostname: proxyConfig.hostname || '',
       port: proxyConfig.port || '',
@@ -58,13 +58,20 @@ const ProxySettings = ({ proxyConfig, onUpdate }) => {
         username: proxyConfig.auth ? proxyConfig.auth.username || '' : '',
         password: proxyConfig.auth ? proxyConfig.auth.password || '' : ''
       },
-      noProxy: proxyConfig.noProxy || ''
+      bypassProxy: proxyConfig.bypassProxy || ''
     },
     validationSchema: proxySchema,
     onSubmit: (values) => {
       proxySchema
         .validate(values, { abortEarly: true })
         .then((validatedProxy) => {
+          // serialize 'use' to boolean
+          if (validatedProxy.use === 'true') {
+            validatedProxy.use = true;
+          } else if (validatedProxy.use === 'false') {
+            validatedProxy.use = false;
+          }
+
           onUpdate(validatedProxy);
         })
         .catch((error) => {
@@ -76,7 +83,7 @@ const ProxySettings = ({ proxyConfig, onUpdate }) => {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     formik.setValues({
-      enabled: proxyConfig.enabled || 'global',
+      use: proxyConfig.use === true ? 'true' : proxyConfig.use === false ? 'false' : 'global',
       protocol: proxyConfig.protocol || 'http',
       hostname: proxyConfig.hostname || '',
       port: proxyConfig.port || '',
@@ -85,32 +92,37 @@ const ProxySettings = ({ proxyConfig, onUpdate }) => {
         username: proxyConfig.auth ? proxyConfig.auth.username || '' : '',
         password: proxyConfig.auth ? proxyConfig.auth.password || '' : ''
       },
-      noProxy: proxyConfig.noProxy || ''
+      bypassProxy: proxyConfig.bypassProxy || ''
     });
   }, [proxyConfig]);
 
   return (
     <StyledWrapper>
       <h1 className="font-medium mb-3">Proxy Settings</h1>
-      <label className="settings-label">
-        <ul className="mb-3">
-          <li>global - use global config</li>
-          <li>enabled - use collection config</li>
-          <li>disable - disable proxy</li>
-        </ul>
-      </label>
       <form className="bruno-form" onSubmit={formik.handleSubmit}>
         <div className="mb-3 flex items-center">
-          <label className="settings-label" htmlFor="enabled">
+          <label className="settings-label flex items-center" htmlFor="enabled">
             Config
+            <Tooltip
+              text={`
+              <div>
+                <ul>
+                  <li><span style="width: 50px;display:inline-block;">global</span> - use global proxy config</li>
+                  <li><span style="width: 50px;display:inline-block;">enabled</span> - use collection proxy config</li>
+                  <li><span style="width: 50px;display:inline-block;">disable</span> - disable proxy</li>
+                </ul>
+              </div>
+            `}
+              tooltipId="request-var"
+            />
           </label>
           <div className="flex items-center">
             <label className="flex items-center">
               <input
                 type="radio"
-                name="enabled"
+                name="use"
                 value="global"
-                checked={formik.values.enabled === 'global'}
+                checked={formik.values.use === 'global'}
                 onChange={formik.handleChange}
                 className="mr-1"
               />
@@ -119,9 +131,9 @@ const ProxySettings = ({ proxyConfig, onUpdate }) => {
             <label className="flex items-center ml-4">
               <input
                 type="radio"
-                name="enabled"
-                value="enabled"
-                checked={formik.values.enabled === 'enabled'}
+                name="use"
+                value={'true'}
+                checked={formik.values.use === 'true'}
                 onChange={formik.handleChange}
                 className="mr-1"
               />
@@ -130,9 +142,9 @@ const ProxySettings = ({ proxyConfig, onUpdate }) => {
             <label className="flex items-center ml-4">
               <input
                 type="radio"
-                name="enabled"
-                value="disabled"
-                checked={formik.values.enabled === 'disabled'}
+                name="use"
+                value={'false'}
+                checked={formik.values.use === 'false'}
                 onChange={formik.handleChange}
                 className="mr-1"
               />
@@ -285,23 +297,23 @@ const ProxySettings = ({ proxyConfig, onUpdate }) => {
           </div>
         </div>
         <div className="mb-3 flex items-center">
-          <label className="settings-label" htmlFor="noProxy">
+          <label className="settings-label" htmlFor="bypassProxy">
             Proxy Bypass
           </label>
           <input
-            id="noProxy"
+            id="bypassProxy"
             type="text"
-            name="noProxy"
+            name="bypassProxy"
             className="block textbox"
             autoComplete="off"
             autoCorrect="off"
             autoCapitalize="off"
             spellCheck="false"
             onChange={formik.handleChange}
-            value={formik.values.noProxy || ''}
+            value={formik.values.bypassProxy || ''}
           />
-          {formik.touched.noProxy && formik.errors.noProxy ? (
-            <div className="ml-3 text-red-500">{formik.errors.noProxy}</div>
+          {formik.touched.bypassProxy && formik.errors.bypassProxy ? (
+            <div className="ml-3 text-red-500">{formik.errors.bypassProxy}</div>
           ) : null}
         </div>
         <div className="mt-6">
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Preferences/General/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Preferences/General/index.js
index 2c7bf0228..077ef39fa 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Preferences/General/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Preferences/General/index.js
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ const General = ({ close }) => {
     <StyledWrapper>
       <div className="flex items-center mt-2">
         <label className="mr-2 select-none" style={{ minWidth: 200 }} htmlFor="ssl-cert-verification">
-          TLS Certificate Verification
+          SSL/TLS Certificate Verification
         </label>
         <input
           id="ssl-cert-verification"
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Preferences/ProxySettings/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Preferences/ProxySettings/index.js
index d40f98792..6b3fb7877 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Preferences/ProxySettings/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Preferences/ProxySettings/index.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ const ProxySettings = ({ close }) => {
         })
       })
       .optional(),
-    noProxy: Yup.string().optional().max(1024)
+    bypassProxy: Yup.string().optional().max(1024)
   });
 
   const formik = useFormik({
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ const ProxySettings = ({ close }) => {
         username: preferences.proxy.auth ? preferences.proxy.auth.username || '' : '',
         password: preferences.proxy.auth ? preferences.proxy.auth.password || '' : ''
       },
-      noProxy: preferences.proxy.noProxy || ''
+      bypassProxy: preferences.proxy.bypassProxy || ''
     },
     validationSchema: proxySchema,
     onSubmit: (values) => {
@@ -101,21 +101,21 @@ const ProxySettings = ({ close }) => {
         username: preferences.proxy.auth ? preferences.proxy.auth.username || '' : '',
         password: preferences.proxy.auth ? preferences.proxy.auth.password || '' : ''
       },
-      noProxy: preferences.proxy.noProxy || ''
+      bypassProxy: preferences.proxy.bypassProxy || ''
     });
   }, [preferences]);
 
   return (
     <StyledWrapper>
-      <h1 className="font-medium mb-3">Proxy Settings</h1>
+      <h1 className="font-medium mb-3">Global Proxy Settings</h1>
       <form className="bruno-form" onSubmit={formik.handleSubmit}>
-        <div className="ml-4 mb-3 flex items-center">
+        <div className="mb-3 flex items-center">
           <label className="settings-label" htmlFor="enabled">
             Enabled
           </label>
           <input type="checkbox" name="enabled" checked={formik.values.enabled} onChange={formik.handleChange} />
         </div>
-        <div className="ml-4 mb-3 flex items-center">
+        <div className="mb-3 flex items-center">
           <label className="settings-label" htmlFor="protocol">
             Protocol
           </label>
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ const ProxySettings = ({ close }) => {
             </label>
           </div>
         </div>
-        <div className="ml-4 mb-3 flex items-center">
+        <div className="mb-3 flex items-center">
           <label className="settings-label" htmlFor="hostname">
             Hostname
           </label>
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ const ProxySettings = ({ close }) => {
             <div className="ml-3 text-red-500">{formik.errors.hostname}</div>
           ) : null}
         </div>
-        <div className="ml-4 mb-3 flex items-center">
+        <div className="mb-3 flex items-center">
           <label className="settings-label" htmlFor="port">
             Port
           </label>
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ const ProxySettings = ({ close }) => {
             <div className="ml-3 text-red-500">{formik.errors.port}</div>
           ) : null}
         </div>
-        <div className="ml-4 mb-3 flex items-center">
+        <div className="mb-3 flex items-center">
           <label className="settings-label" htmlFor="auth.enabled">
             Auth
           </label>
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ const ProxySettings = ({ close }) => {
           />
         </div>
         <div>
-          <div className="ml-4 mb-3 flex items-center">
+          <div className="mb-3 flex items-center">
             <label className="settings-label" htmlFor="auth.username">
               Username
             </label>
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ const ProxySettings = ({ close }) => {
               <div className="ml-3 text-red-500">{formik.errors.auth.username}</div>
             ) : null}
           </div>
-          <div className="ml-4 mb-3 flex items-center">
+          <div className="mb-3 flex items-center">
             <label className="settings-label" htmlFor="auth.password">
               Password
             </label>
@@ -259,24 +259,24 @@ const ProxySettings = ({ close }) => {
             ) : null}
           </div>
         </div>
-        <div className="ml-4 mb-3 flex items-center">
-          <label className="settings-label" htmlFor="noProxy">
+        <div className="mb-3 flex items-center">
+          <label className="settings-label" htmlFor="bypassProxy">
             Proxy Bypass
           </label>
           <input
-            id="noProxy"
+            id="bypassProxy"
             type="text"
-            name="noProxy"
+            name="bypassProxy"
             className="block textbox"
             autoComplete="off"
             autoCorrect="off"
             autoCapitalize="off"
             spellCheck="false"
             onChange={formik.handleChange}
-            value={formik.values.noProxy || ''}
+            value={formik.values.bypassProxy || ''}
           />
-          {formik.touched.noProxy && formik.errors.noProxy ? (
-            <div className="ml-3 text-red-500">{formik.errors.noProxy}</div>
+          {formik.touched.bypassProxy && formik.errors.bypassProxy ? (
+            <div className="ml-3 text-red-500">{formik.errors.bypassProxy}</div>
           ) : null}
         </div>
         <div className="mt-6">
diff --git a/packages/bruno-cli/src/runner/run-single-request.js b/packages/bruno-cli/src/runner/run-single-request.js
index 59339c0cb..bd440d62e 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-cli/src/runner/run-single-request.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-cli/src/runner/run-single-request.js
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ const runSingleRequest = async function (
 
     // set proxy if enabled
     const proxyEnabled = get(brunoConfig, 'proxy.enabled', false);
-    const shouldProxy = shouldUseProxy(request.url, get(brunoConfig, 'proxy.noProxy', ''));
+    const shouldProxy = shouldUseProxy(request.url, get(brunoConfig, 'proxy.bypassProxy', ''));
     if (proxyEnabled && shouldProxy) {
       const proxyProtocol = interpolateString(get(brunoConfig, 'proxy.protocol'), interpolationOptions);
       const proxyHostname = interpolateString(get(brunoConfig, 'proxy.hostname'), interpolationOptions);
diff --git a/packages/bruno-cli/src/utils/proxy-util.js b/packages/bruno-cli/src/utils/proxy-util.js
index b3e885a66..dd526d0d7 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-cli/src/utils/proxy-util.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-cli/src/utils/proxy-util.js
@@ -11,13 +11,14 @@ const DEFAULT_PORTS = {
 /**
  * check for proxy bypass, Copied form 'proxy-from-env'
  */
-const shouldUseProxy = (url, proxyByPass) => {
-  if (proxyByPass === '*') {
+const shouldUseProxy = (url, proxyBypass) => {
+  if (proxyBypass === '*') {
     return false; // Never proxy if wildcard is set.
   }
 
-  if (!proxyByPass) {
-    return true; // use proxy if enabled
+  // use proxy if no proxyBypass is set
+  if (!proxyBypass || typeof proxyBypass !== 'string' || isEmpty(proxyBypass.trim())) {
+    return true;
   }
 
   const parsedUrl = typeof url === 'string' ? parseUrl(url) : url || {};
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ const shouldUseProxy = (url, proxyByPass) => {
   hostname = hostname.replace(/:\d*$/, '');
   port = parseInt(port) || DEFAULT_PORTS[proto] || 0;
 
-  return proxyByPass.split(/[,;\s]/).every(function (dontProxyFor) {
+  return proxyBypass.split(/[,;\s]/).every(function (dontProxyFor) {
     if (!dontProxyFor) {
       return true; // Skip zero-length hosts.
     }
diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/collection.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/collection.js
index e3f896763..ab92d50bd 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/collection.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/collection.js
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ const { stringifyJson } = require('../utils/common');
 const { openCollectionDialog } = require('../app/collections');
 const { generateUidBasedOnHash } = require('../utils/common');
 const { moveRequestUid, deleteRequestUid } = require('../cache/requestUids');
-const { setPreferences } = require('../store/preferences');
 const EnvironmentSecretsStore = require('../store/env-secrets');
 
 const environmentSecretsStore = new EnvironmentSecretsStore();
diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/awsv4auth-helper.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/awsv4auth-helper.js
index e3c990624..4a2ff5aa2 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/awsv4auth-helper.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/awsv4auth-helper.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ function isStrPresent(str) {
   return str && str !== '' && str !== 'undefined';
 }
 
-async function resolveCredentials(request) {
+async function resolveAwsV4Credentials(request) {
   const awsv4 = request.awsv4config;
   if (isStrPresent(awsv4.profileName)) {
     try {
@@ -52,5 +52,5 @@ function addAwsV4Interceptor(axiosInstance, request) {
 
 module.exports = {
   addAwsV4Interceptor,
-  resolveCredentials
+  resolveAwsV4Credentials
 };
diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/index.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/index.js
index adbf623e5..6e726f051 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/index.js
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ 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 { preferencesUtil } = require('../../store/preferences');
 const { getProcessEnvVars } = require('../../store/process-env');
 const { getBrunoConfig } = require('../../store/bruno-config');
 const { HttpsProxyAgent } = require('https-proxy-agent');
 const { HttpProxyAgent } = require('http-proxy-agent');
 const { SocksProxyAgent } = require('socks-proxy-agent');
 const { makeAxiosInstance } = require('./axios-instance');
-const { addAwsV4Interceptor, resolveCredentials } = require('./awsv4auth-helper');
+const { addAwsV4Interceptor, resolveAwsV4Credentials } = require('./awsv4auth-helper');
 const { shouldUseProxy } = require('../../utils/proxy-util');
 
 // override the default escape function to prevent escaping
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ const getSize = (data) => {
 
 const configureRequest = async (collectionUid, request, envVars, collectionVariables, processEnvVars) => {
   const httpsAgentRequestFields = {};
-  if (!preferences.isTlsVerification()) {
+  if (!preferencesUtil.shouldVerifyTls()) {
     httpsAgentRequestFields['rejectUnauthorized'] = false;
   }
 
@@ -123,10 +123,10 @@ const configureRequest = async (collectionUid, request, envVars, collectionVaria
   let proxyConfig = get(brunoConfig, 'proxy', {});
   let proxyEnabled = get(proxyConfig, 'enabled', 'disabled');
   if (proxyEnabled === 'global') {
-    proxyConfig = preferences.getProxyConfig();
+    proxyConfig = preferencesUtil.getGlobalProxyConfig();
     proxyEnabled = get(proxyConfig, 'enabled', false);
   }
-  const shouldProxy = shouldUseProxy(request.url, get(proxyConfig, 'noProxy', ''));
+  const shouldProxy = shouldUseProxy(request.url, get(proxyConfig, 'bypassProxy', ''));
   if ((proxyEnabled === true || proxyEnabled === 'enabled') && shouldProxy) {
     const proxyProtocol = interpolateString(get(proxyConfig, 'protocol'), interpolationOptions);
     const proxyHostname = interpolateString(get(proxyConfig, 'hostname'), interpolationOptions);
@@ -164,12 +164,12 @@ const configureRequest = async (collectionUid, request, envVars, collectionVaria
   const axiosInstance = makeAxiosInstance();
 
   if (request.awsv4config) {
-    request.awsv4config = await resolveCredentials(request);
+    request.awsv4config = await resolveAwsV4Credentials(request);
     addAwsV4Interceptor(axiosInstance, request);
     delete request.awsv4config;
   }
 
-  request.timeout = preferences.getTimeout();
+  request.timeout = preferencesUtil.getRequestTimeout();
 
   return axiosInstance;
 };
@@ -530,9 +530,9 @@ const registerNetworkIpc = (mainWindow) => {
       const collectionRoot = get(collection, 'root', {});
       const preparedRequest = prepareGqlIntrospectionRequest(endpoint, envVars, request, collectionRoot);
 
-      request.timeout = preferences.getTimeout();
+      request.timeout = preferencesUtil.getRequestTimeout();
 
-      if (!preferences.isTlsVerification()) {
+      if (!preferencesUtil.shouldVerifyTls()) {
         request.httpsAgent = new https.Agent({
           rejectUnauthorized: false
         });
diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/preferences.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/preferences.js
index 602de92b9..679c74e37 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/preferences.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/preferences.js
@@ -1,64 +1,9 @@
 const { ipcMain } = require('electron');
-const { getPreferences, savePreferences, getPath } = require('../store/preferences');
+const { getPreferences, savePreferences } = require('../store/preferences');
 const { isDirectory } = require('../utils/filesystem');
 const { openCollection } = require('../app/collections');
-const stores = require('../store');
-const chokidar = require('chokidar');
-
+``;
 const registerPreferencesIpc = (mainWindow, watcher, lastOpenedCollections) => {
-  const change = async (pathname, store) => {
-    if (store === stores.PREFERENCES) {
-      mainWindow.webContents.send('main:load-preferences', getPreferences());
-    }
-  };
-
-  class StoreWatcher {
-    constructor() {
-      this.watchers = {};
-    }
-
-    addWatcher(watchPath, store) {
-      console.log(`watcher add: ${watchPath} for store ${store}`);
-
-      if (this.watchers[watchPath]) {
-        this.watchers[watchPath].close();
-      }
-
-      const self = this;
-      setTimeout(() => {
-        const watcher = chokidar.watch(watchPath, {
-          ignoreInitial: false,
-          usePolling: false,
-          persistent: true,
-          ignorePermissionErrors: true,
-          awaitWriteFinish: {
-            stabilityThreshold: 80,
-            pollInterval: 10
-          },
-          depth: 20
-        });
-
-        watcher.on('change', (pathname) => change(pathname, store));
-
-        self.watchers[watchPath] = watcher;
-      }, 100);
-    }
-
-    hasWatcher(watchPath) {
-      return this.watchers[watchPath];
-    }
-
-    removeWatcher(watchPath) {
-      if (this.watchers[watchPath]) {
-        this.watchers[watchPath].close();
-        this.watchers[watchPath] = null;
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  const storeWatcher = new StoreWatcher();
-  storeWatcher.addWatcher(getPath(), stores.PREFERENCES);
-
   ipcMain.handle('renderer:ready', async (event) => {
     // load preferences
     const preferences = getPreferences();
diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/store/index.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/store/index.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 40d62b0c5..000000000
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/src/store/index.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-const PREFERENCES = 'PREFERENCES';
-
-const stores = {
-  PREFERENCES
-};
-
-module.exports = stores;
diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/store/preferences.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/store/preferences.js
index 88d411e68..fcf514f53 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/src/store/preferences.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/store/preferences.js
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@ const defaultPreferences = {
   proxy: {
     enabled: false,
     protocol: 'http',
-    hostnameHttp: '',
-    portHttp: '',
+    hostname: '',
+    port: '',
     auth: {
       enabled: false,
       username: '',
       password: ''
     },
-    noProxy: ''
+    bypassProxy: ''
   }
 };
 
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@ const preferencesSchema = Yup.object().shape({
     enabled: Yup.boolean(),
     protocol: Yup.string().oneOf(['http', 'https', 'socks4', 'socks5']),
     hostname: Yup.string().max(1024),
-    port: Yup.number().min(1).max(65535),
+    port: Yup.number().min(1).max(65535).nullable(),
     auth: Yup.object({
       enabled: Yup.boolean(),
       username: Yup.string().max(1024),
       password: Yup.string().max(1024)
     }).optional(),
-    noProxy: Yup.string().optional().max(1024)
+    bypassProxy: Yup.string().optional().max(1024)
   })
 });
 
@@ -60,10 +60,6 @@ class PreferencesStore {
     });
   }
 
-  getPath() {
-    return this.store.path;
-  }
-
   getPreferences() {
     return {
       ...defaultPreferences,
@@ -96,20 +92,14 @@ const savePreferences = async (newPreferences) => {
   });
 };
 
-const getPath = () => {
-  return preferencesStore.getPath();
-};
-
-const preferences = {
-  isTlsVerification: () => {
+const preferencesUtil = {
+  shouldVerifyTls: () => {
     return get(getPreferences(), 'request.sslVerification', true);
   },
-
-  getTimeout: () => {
+  getRequestTimeout: () => {
     return get(getPreferences(), 'request.timeout', 0);
   },
-
-  getProxyConfig: () => {
+  getGlobalProxyConfig: () => {
     return get(getPreferences(), 'proxy', {});
   }
 };
@@ -117,6 +107,5 @@ const preferences = {
 module.exports = {
   getPreferences,
   savePreferences,
-  getPath,
-  preferences
+  preferencesUtil
 };
diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/utils/proxy-util.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/utils/proxy-util.js
index 9b3f8d172..a9fdc1b9a 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/src/utils/proxy-util.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/utils/proxy-util.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const parseUrl = require('url').parse;
+const { isEmpty } = require('lodash');
 
 const DEFAULT_PORTS = {
   ftp: 21,
@@ -11,13 +12,14 @@ const DEFAULT_PORTS = {
 /**
  * check for proxy bypass, copied form 'proxy-from-env'
  */
-const shouldUseProxy = (url, proxyByPass) => {
-  if (proxyByPass === '*') {
+const shouldUseProxy = (url, proxyBypass) => {
+  if (proxyBypass === '*') {
     return false; // Never proxy if wildcard is set.
   }
 
-  if (!proxyByPass) {
-    return true; // use proxy if enabled
+  // use proxy if no proxyBypass is set
+  if (!proxyBypass || typeof proxyBypass !== 'string' || isEmpty(proxyBypass.trim())) {
+    return true;
   }
 
   const parsedUrl = typeof url === 'string' ? parseUrl(url) : url || {};
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@ const shouldUseProxy = (url, proxyByPass) => {
   hostname = hostname.replace(/:\d*$/, '');
   port = parseInt(port) || DEFAULT_PORTS[proto] || 0;
 
-  return proxyByPass.split(/[,;\s]/).every(function (dontProxyFor) {
+  return proxyBypass.split(/[,;\s]/).every(function (dontProxyFor) {
     if (!dontProxyFor) {
       return true; // Skip zero-length hosts.
     }