diff --git a/src/controller/controller_license.cpp b/src/controller/controller_license.cpp
index 8166fbbb..2203d1a8 100644
--- a/src/controller/controller_license.cpp
+++ b/src/controller/controller_license.cpp
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ namespace Controller{
     dl.dataTimeout = 25;//25-second data timeout, increased from 5s default
 #ifdef SSL
     HTTP::URL url("https://releases.mistserver.org/license.php");
+    if (dl.isProxied()){url.protocol = "http";}
 #else
     HTTP::URL url("http://releases.mistserver.org/license.php");
 #endif
diff --git a/src/controller/controller_updater.cpp b/src/controller/controller_updater.cpp
index 0f502c5c..2ccf0530 100644
--- a/src/controller/controller_updater.cpp
+++ b/src/controller/controller_updater.cpp
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ namespace Controller{
           Log("UPDR", "Downloading update...");
 #ifdef SSL
           HTTP::URL url("https://releases.mistserver.org/update.php");
+          if (DL.isProxied()){url.protocol = "http";}
 #else
           HTTP::URL url("http://releases.mistserver.org/update.php");
 #endif
@@ -171,6 +172,7 @@ namespace Controller{
     JSON::Value updrInfo;
 #ifdef SSL
     HTTP::URL url("https://releases.mistserver.org/update.php");
+    if (DL.isProxied()){url.protocol = "http";}
 #else
     HTTP::URL url("http://releases.mistserver.org/update.php");
 #endif