diff --git a/core/lib/oauth/client.js b/core/lib/oauth/client.js
index 52c51eb6ff422dc0899ccec31baf3fa39e42eeae..bc50c35bb617d0e86b68ca42f64d44b475ba4abb 100644
--- a/core/lib/oauth/client.js
+++ b/core/lib/oauth/client.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 "use strict";
 
+var HttpsProxyAgent = require('https-proxy-agent').HttpsProxyAgent;
+
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", {
   value: true
 });
@@ -7,7 +9,12 @@ exports.openidClient = openidClient;
 var _openidClient = require("openid-client");
 async function openidClient(options) {
   const provider = options.provider;
-  if (provider.httpOptions) _openidClient.custom.setHttpOptionsDefaults(provider.httpOptions);
+  let httpOptions = {};
+  if (provider.httpOptions) httpOptions = { ...provider.httpOptions };
+  if (process.env.AUTH_HTTPS_PROXY || process.env.AUTH_HTTP_PROXY) {
+    httpOptions.agent = new HttpsProxyAgent(process.env.AUTH_HTTPS_PROXY || process.env.AUTH_HTTP_PROXY);
+  }
+  _openidClient.custom.setHttpOptionsDefaults(httpOptions);
   let issuer;
   if (provider.wellKnown) {
     issuer = await _openidClient.Issuer.discover(provider.wellKnown);