diff --git a/api/utils/countly-request/index.js b/api/utils/countly-request/index.js
index 1e16659cba3..142dff308d9 100755
--- a/api/utils/countly-request/index.js
+++ b/api/utils/countly-request/index.js
@@ -39,34 +39,40 @@ var initParams = function(uri, options, callback) {
             params.options = {}; // Create options object if it's undefined
         }
 
-        const proxyType = config.proxy_type || "https";
-        const proxyUrlBase = `${proxyType}://${config.proxy_hostname}:${config.proxy_port}`;
+        let proxyUrl;
+        const hasCredentials = config.proxy_username && config.proxy_password;
+        const protocol = config.proxy_hostname.startsWith("https://") ? "https://" : "http://";
+        const credentials = hasCredentials ? `${config.proxy_username}:${config.proxy_password}@` : "";
 
-        let proxyUrl = proxyUrlBase;
+        let proxyHostName = config.proxy_hostname.replace(protocol, "");
 
-        if (config.proxy_username && config.proxy_password) {
-            proxyUrl = `${proxyType}://${config.proxy_username}:${config.proxy_password}@${config.proxy_hostname}:${config.proxy_port}`;
+        if (hasCredentials) {
+            proxyUrl = `${protocol}${credentials}${proxyHostName}:${config.proxy_port}`;
         }
+        else {
+            proxyUrl = `${protocol}${proxyHostName}:${config.proxy_port}`;
+        }
+
+        // Determine the target URL from the available options
+        const targetUrl = params.uri || params.options.url || params.options.uri;
+
+        // Check if the target URL uses HTTPS
+        const isHttps = targetUrl.startsWith('https');
 
+        // Define common agent options
         const agentOptions = {
             keepAlive: true,
             keepAliveMsecs: 1000,
             maxSockets: 256,
             maxFreeSockets: 256,
             scheduling: 'lifo',
-            proxy: proxyUrl,
+            proxy: proxyUrl, // Set the proxy URL
         };
 
-        if (proxyType === "https") {
-            params.options.agent = {
-                https: new HttpsProxyAgent(agentOptions)
-            };
-        }
-        else {
-            params.options.agent = {
-                http: new HttpProxyAgent(agentOptions)
-            };
-        }
+        params.options.agent = isHttps ?
+            { https: new HttpsProxyAgent(agentOptions) } :
+            { https: new HttpProxyAgent(agentOptions) };
+
     }
 
     return params;
diff --git a/plugins/plugins/frontend/public/javascripts/countly.views.js b/plugins/plugins/frontend/public/javascripts/countly.views.js
index 8bed65bedc5..6407f6e8b4d 100644
--- a/plugins/plugins/frontend/public/javascripts/countly.views.js
+++ b/plugins/plugins/frontend/public/javascripts/countly.views.js
@@ -1133,16 +1133,6 @@
 
     app.configurationsView.registerInput("security.proxy_password", {input: "el-input", attrs: {type: "textarea", rows: 1}});
 
-    app.configurationsView.registerInput("security.proxy_type", {
-        input: "el-select",
-        attrs: {},
-        list: [
-            {value: 'https', label: 'https'},
-            {value: 'http', label: 'http'}
-        ]
-    });
-
-
     app.configurationsView.registerInput("api.reports_regenerate_interval", {
         input: "el-select",
         attrs: {},