diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ff2502b..3e4bc83 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -176,6 +176,20 @@ Calling `akamai update` with no arguments will update _all_ packages installed u
 
 Manually upgrade Akamai CLI to the latest version.
 
+#### Using proxy server
+
+```
+akamai [command] [action] [arguments...] --proxy http://user:password@proxy.io.com:8080
+```
+
+Alternatively you can use following commands. Both cases are equal.
+
+```
+export http_proxy="http://user:password@proxy.io.com:8080"
+export https_proxy="http://user:password@proxy.io.com:8080"
+akamai [command] [action] [arguments...]
+```
+
 ### Installed Commands
 
 To call an installed command, use `akamai <command> [args]`, e.g.
diff --git a/akamai.go b/akamai.go
index 7dbb457..008676c 100644
--- a/akamai.go
+++ b/akamai.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func createApp() {
 		},
 		cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:  "proxy",
-			Usage: "Set a proxy to use",
+			Usage: "Provide your proxy (http://user:password@proxy.io.com:8080)",
 		},
 		cli.BoolFlag{
 			Name:   "daemon",
@@ -79,10 +79,8 @@ func createApp() {
 			proxy := c.String("proxy")
 			os.Setenv("HTTP_PROXY", proxy)
 			os.Setenv("http_proxy", proxy)
-			if strings.HasPrefix(proxy, "https") {
-				os.Setenv("HTTPS_PROXY", proxy)
-				os.Setenv("https_proxy", proxy)
-			}
+			os.Setenv("HTTPS_PROXY", proxy)
+			os.Setenv("https_proxy", proxy)
 		}
 
 		if c.IsSet("daemon") {