diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index d04f7e2d2..e8f35901b 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -2418,11 +2418,6 @@
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT"
     },
-    "node_modules/@coolaj86/urequest": {
-      "version": "1.3.7",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@coolaj86/urequest/-/urequest-1.3.7.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-PPrVYra9aWvZjSCKl/x1pJ9ZpXda1652oJrPBYy5rQumJJMkmTBN3ux+sK2xAUwVvv2wnewDlaQaHLxLwSHnIA=="
-    },
     "node_modules/@develar/schema-utils": {
       "version": "2.6.5",
       "dev": true,
@@ -14796,14 +14791,6 @@
         "node": ">=0.10.0"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/ssl-root-cas": {
-      "version": "1.3.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ssl-root-cas/-/ssl-root-cas-1.3.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-KR8J210Wfvjh+iNE9jcQEgbG0VG2713PHreItx6aNCPnkFO8XChz1cJ4iuCGeBj0+8wukLmgHgJqX+O5kRjPkQ==",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "@coolaj86/urequest": "^1.3.6"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/stable": {
       "version": "0.1.8",
       "dev": true,
@@ -16761,7 +16748,6 @@
         "node-machine-id": "^1.1.12",
         "qs": "^6.11.0",
         "socks-proxy-agent": "^8.0.2",
-        "ssl-root-cas": "^1.3.1",
         "uuid": "^9.0.0",
         "vm2": "^3.9.13",
         "yup": "^0.32.11"
@@ -18765,11 +18751,6 @@
       "version": "0.2.3",
       "dev": true
     },
-    "@coolaj86/urequest": {
-      "version": "1.3.7",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@coolaj86/urequest/-/urequest-1.3.7.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-PPrVYra9aWvZjSCKl/x1pJ9ZpXda1652oJrPBYy5rQumJJMkmTBN3ux+sK2xAUwVvv2wnewDlaQaHLxLwSHnIA=="
-    },
     "@develar/schema-utils": {
       "version": "2.6.5",
       "dev": true,
@@ -21658,7 +21639,6 @@
         "node-machine-id": "^1.1.12",
         "qs": "^6.11.0",
         "socks-proxy-agent": "^8.0.2",
-        "ssl-root-cas": "^1.3.1",
         "uuid": "^9.0.0",
         "vm2": "^3.9.13",
         "yup": "^0.32.11"
@@ -27279,14 +27259,6 @@
         "tweetnacl": "~0.14.0"
       }
     },
-    "ssl-root-cas": {
-      "version": "1.3.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ssl-root-cas/-/ssl-root-cas-1.3.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-KR8J210Wfvjh+iNE9jcQEgbG0VG2713PHreItx6aNCPnkFO8XChz1cJ4iuCGeBj0+8wukLmgHgJqX+O5kRjPkQ==",
-      "requires": {
-        "@coolaj86/urequest": "^1.3.6"
-      }
-    },
     "stable": {
       "version": "0.1.8",
       "dev": true
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/CollectionSettings/Docs/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/CollectionSettings/Docs/index.js
index ca15cb3a5..f759af2e3 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/CollectionSettings/Docs/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/CollectionSettings/Docs/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import 'github-markdown-css/github-markdown.css';
 import get from 'lodash/get';
 import { updateCollectionDocs } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections';
-import { useTheme } from 'providers/Theme/index';
+import { useTheme } from 'providers/Theme';
 import { useState } from 'react';
 import { useDispatch } from 'react-redux';
 import { saveCollectionRoot } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions';
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/CollectionSettings/ProxySettings/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/CollectionSettings/ProxySettings/index.js
index 8b1b59996..df0d35df7 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/CollectionSettings/ProxySettings/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/CollectionSettings/ProxySettings/index.js
@@ -1,10 +1,52 @@
 import React, { useEffect } from 'react';
 import { useFormik } from 'formik';
-import * as Yup from 'yup';
 
 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']),
+    protocol: Yup.string().oneOf(['http', 'https', 'socks4', 'socks5']),
+    hostname: Yup.string()
+      .when('enabled', {
+        is: 'enabled',
+        then: (hostname) => hostname.required('Specify the hostname for your proxy.'),
+        otherwise: (hostname) => hostname.nullable()
+      })
+      .max(1024),
+    port: Yup.number()
+      .when('enabled', {
+        is: 'enabled',
+        then: (port) => port.typeError('Specify port between 1 and 65535'),
+        otherwise: (port) => port.nullable().transform((_, val) => (val ? Number(val) : null))
+      })
+      .min(1)
+      .max(65535),
+    auth: Yup.object()
+      .when('enabled', {
+        is: 'enabled',
+        then: Yup.object({
+          enabled: Yup.boolean(),
+          username: Yup.string()
+            .when(['enabled'], {
+              is: true,
+              then: (username) => username.required('Specify username for proxy authentication.')
+            })
+            .max(1024),
+          password: Yup.string()
+            .when('enabled', {
+              is: true,
+              then: (password) => password.required('Specify password for proxy authentication.')
+            })
+            .max(1024)
+        })
+      })
+      .optional(),
+    noProxy: Yup.string().optional().max(1024)
+  });
+
   const formik = useFormik({
     initialValues: {
       enabled: proxyConfig.enabled || 'global',
@@ -18,20 +60,17 @@ const ProxySettings = ({ proxyConfig, onUpdate }) => {
       },
       noProxy: proxyConfig.noProxy || ''
     },
-    validationSchema: Yup.object({
-      enabled: Yup.string().oneOf(['global', 'enabled', 'disabled']),
-      protocol: Yup.string().oneOf(['http', 'https', 'socks5']),
-      hostname: Yup.string().max(1024),
-      port: Yup.number().min(0).max(65535),
-      auth: Yup.object({
-        enabled: Yup.boolean(),
-        username: Yup.string().max(1024),
-        password: Yup.string().max(1024)
-      }),
-      noProxy: Yup.string().max(1024)
-    }),
+    validationSchema: proxySchema,
     onSubmit: (values) => {
-      onUpdate(values);
+      proxySchema
+        .validate(values, { abortEarly: true })
+        .then((validatedProxy) => {
+          onUpdate(validatedProxy);
+        })
+        .catch((error) => {
+          let errMsg = error.message || 'Preferences validation error';
+          toast.error(errMsg);
+        });
     }
   });
 
@@ -55,15 +94,15 @@ const ProxySettings = ({ proxyConfig, onUpdate }) => {
       <h1 className="font-medium mb-3">Proxy Settings</h1>
       <label className="settings-label">
         <ul className="mb-3">
-          <li>To use the global proxy configuration, choose 'use global setting'</li>
-          <li>To use collection level configuration, choose 'enabled'</li>
-          <li>To disable the proxy for this collection, choose 'disabled'</li>
+          <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">
-            Usage
+            Config
           </label>
           <div className="flex items-center">
             <label className="flex items-center">
@@ -75,7 +114,7 @@ const ProxySettings = ({ proxyConfig, onUpdate }) => {
                 onChange={formik.handleChange}
                 className="mr-1"
               />
-              use global settings
+              global
             </label>
             <label className="flex items-center ml-4">
               <input
@@ -128,6 +167,17 @@ const ProxySettings = ({ proxyConfig, onUpdate }) => {
               />
               https
             </label>
+            <label className="flex items-center ml-4">
+              <input
+                type="radio"
+                name="protocol"
+                value="socks5"
+                checked={formik.values.protocol === 'socks4'}
+                onChange={formik.handleChange}
+                className="mr-1"
+              />
+              socks4
+            </label>
             <label className="flex items-center ml-4">
               <input
                 type="radio"
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Preferences/ProxySettings/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Preferences/ProxySettings/index.js
index f0cec6b65..37be01554 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Preferences/ProxySettings/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Preferences/ProxySettings/index.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const ProxySettings = () => {
     },
     validationSchema: Yup.object({
       enabled: Yup.boolean(),
-      protocol: Yup.string().oneOf(['http', 'https', 'socks5']),
+      protocol: Yup.string().oneOf(['http', 'https', 'socks4', 'socks5']),
       hostname: Yup.string().max(1024),
       port: Yup.number().min(0).max(65535),
       auth: Yup.object({
@@ -106,6 +106,17 @@ const ProxySettings = () => {
               />
               https
             </label>
+            <label className="flex items-center ml-4">
+              <input
+                type="radio"
+                name="protocol"
+                value="socks5"
+                checked={formik.values.protocol === 'socks4'}
+                onChange={formik.handleChange}
+                className="mr-1"
+              />
+              socks4
+            </label>
             <label className="flex items-center ml-4">
               <input
                 type="radio"
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/Preferences/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/Preferences/index.js
index 14fd30aaf..7e638def7 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/Preferences/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/Preferences/index.js
@@ -12,23 +12,54 @@ import * as Yup from 'yup';
 import useLocalStorage from 'hooks/useLocalStorage/index';
 import toast from 'react-hot-toast';
 
+const requestSchema = Yup.object({
+  sslVerification: Yup.boolean(),
+  caCert: Yup.string().max(1024)
+});
+const proxySchema = Yup.object({
+  enabled: Yup.boolean(),
+  protocol: Yup.string().oneOf(['http', 'https', 'socks5']),
+  hostname: Yup.string()
+    .when('enabled', {
+      is: true,
+      then: (hostname) => hostname.required('Specify the hostname for your proxy.'),
+      otherwise: (hostname) => hostname.nullable()
+    })
+    .max(1024),
+  port: Yup.number()
+    .when('enabled', {
+      is: true,
+      then: (port) => port.typeError('Specify port between 1 and 65535'),
+      otherwise: (port) => port.nullable().transform((_, val) => (val ? Number(val) : null))
+    })
+    .min(1)
+    .max(65535),
+  auth: Yup.object()
+    .when('enabled', {
+      is: true,
+      then: Yup.object({
+        enabled: Yup.boolean(),
+        username: Yup.string()
+          .when(['enabled'], {
+            is: true,
+            then: (username) => username.required('Specify username for proxy authentication.')
+          })
+          .max(1024),
+        password: Yup.string()
+          .when('enabled', {
+            is: true,
+            then: (password) => password.required('Specify password for proxy authentication.')
+          })
+          .max(1024)
+      })
+    })
+    .optional(),
+  noProxy: Yup.string().optional().max(1024)
+});
+
 const preferencesSchema = Yup.object({
-  request: Yup.object({
-    sslVerification: Yup.boolean(),
-    caCert: Yup.string().max(1024)
-  }),
-  proxy: Yup.object({
-    enabled: Yup.boolean(),
-    protocol: Yup.string().oneOf(['http', 'https', 'socks5']),
-    hostname: Yup.string().max(1024),
-    port: Yup.number().min(0).max(65535),
-    auth: Yup.object({
-      enabled: Yup.boolean(),
-      username: Yup.string().max(1024),
-      password: Yup.string().max(1024)
-    }),
-    noProxy: Yup.string().max(1024)
-  })
+  request: requestSchema,
+  proxy: proxySchema
 });
 
 export const PreferencesContext = createContext();
diff --git a/packages/bruno-cli/src/commands/run.js b/packages/bruno-cli/src/commands/run.js
index 78b7226ca..4ddad0691 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-cli/src/commands/run.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-cli/src/commands/run.js
@@ -162,9 +162,7 @@ const getCollectionRoot = (dir) => {
   }
 
   const content = fs.readFileSync(collectionRootPath, 'utf8');
-  const json = collectionBruToJson(content);
-
-  return json;
+  return collectionBruToJson(content);
 };
 
 const builder = async (yargs) => {
diff --git a/packages/bruno-cli/src/runner/run-single-request.js b/packages/bruno-cli/src/runner/run-single-request.js
index ee67f60b3..8c98ff5e3 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-cli/src/runner/run-single-request.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-cli/src/runner/run-single-request.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ const { HttpsProxyAgent } = require('https-proxy-agent');
 const { HttpProxyAgent } = require('http-proxy-agent');
 const { SocksProxyAgent } = require('socks-proxy-agent');
 const { makeAxiosInstance } = require('../utils/axios-instance');
+const { shouldUseProxy } = require('../utils/proxy-util');
 
 const runSingleRequest = async function (
   filename,
@@ -86,22 +87,22 @@ const runSingleRequest = async function (
     const httpsAgentRequestFields = {};
     if (insecure) {
       httpsAgentRequestFields['rejectUnauthorized'] = false;
-    } else {
-      const cacertArray = [options['cacert'], process.env.SSL_CERT_FILE, process.env.NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS];
-      const cacert = cacertArray.find((el) => el);
-      if (cacert && cacert.length > 1) {
-        try {
-          caCrt = fs.readFileSync(cacert);
-          httpsAgentRequestFields['ca'] = caCrt;
-        } catch (err) {
-          console.log('Error reading CA cert file:' + cacert, err);
-        }
+    }
+
+    const caCertArray = [options['cacert'], process.env.SSL_CERT_FILE, process.env.NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS];
+    const caCert = caCertArray.find((el) => el);
+    if (caCert && caCert.length > 1) {
+      try {
+        httpsAgentRequestFields['ca'] = fs.readFileSync(caCert);
+      } catch (err) {
+        console.log('Error reading CA cert file:' + caCert, err);
       }
     }
 
     // set proxy if enabled
     const proxyEnabled = get(brunoConfig, 'proxy.enabled', false);
-    if (proxyEnabled) {
+    const proxyByPass = shouldUseProxy(request.url, get(brunoConfig, 'proxy.noProxy', ''));
+    if (proxyEnabled && !proxyByPass) {
       let proxyUri;
       const interpolationOptions = {
         envVars: envVariables,
@@ -115,8 +116,6 @@ const runSingleRequest = async function (
       const proxyAuthEnabled = get(brunoConfig, 'proxy.auth.enabled', false);
       const socksEnabled = proxyProtocol.includes('socks');
 
-      interpolateString;
-
       if (proxyAuthEnabled) {
         const proxyAuthUsername = interpolateString(get(brunoConfig, 'proxy.auth.username'), interpolationOptions);
         const proxyAuthPassword = interpolateString(get(brunoConfig, 'proxy.auth.password'), interpolationOptions);
@@ -128,16 +127,13 @@ const runSingleRequest = async function (
 
       if (socksEnabled) {
         const socksProxyAgent = new SocksProxyAgent(proxyUri);
-
         request.httpsAgent = socksProxyAgent;
-
         request.httpAgent = socksProxyAgent;
       } else {
         request.httpsAgent = new HttpsProxyAgent(
           proxyUri,
           Object.keys(httpsAgentRequestFields).length > 0 ? { ...httpsAgentRequestFields } : undefined
         );
-
         request.httpAgent = new HttpProxyAgent(proxyUri);
       }
     } else if (Object.keys(httpsAgentRequestFields).length > 0) {
diff --git a/packages/bruno-cli/src/utils/axios-instance.js b/packages/bruno-cli/src/utils/axios-instance.js
index 286ffc0f5..225156484 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-cli/src/utils/axios-instance.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-cli/src/utils/axios-instance.js
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ const axios = require('axios');
  * Function that configures axios with timing interceptors
  * Important to note here that the timings are not completely accurate.
  * @see https://github.com/axios/axios/issues/695
- * @returns {import('axios').AxiosStatic}
+ * @returns {axios.AxiosInstance}
  */
 function makeAxiosInstance() {
-  /** @type {import('axios').AxiosStatic} */
+  /** @type {axios.AxiosInstance} */
   const instance = axios.create();
 
   instance.interceptors.request.use((config) => {
@@ -26,9 +26,7 @@ function makeAxiosInstance() {
       if (error.response) {
         const end = Date.now();
         const start = error.config.headers['request-start-time'];
-        if (error.response) {
-          error.response.headers['request-duration'] = end - start;
-        }
+        error.response.headers['request-duration'] = end - start;
       }
       return Promise.reject(error);
     }
diff --git a/packages/bruno-cli/src/utils/proxy-util.js b/packages/bruno-cli/src/utils/proxy-util.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b3e885a66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/bruno-cli/src/utils/proxy-util.js
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+const parseUrl = require('url').parse;
+
+const DEFAULT_PORTS = {
+  ftp: 21,
+  gopher: 70,
+  http: 80,
+  https: 443,
+  ws: 80,
+  wss: 443
+};
+/**
+ * check for proxy bypass, Copied form 'proxy-from-env'
+ */
+const shouldUseProxy = (url, proxyByPass) => {
+  if (proxyByPass === '*') {
+    return false; // Never proxy if wildcard is set.
+  }
+
+  if (!proxyByPass) {
+    return true; // use proxy if enabled
+  }
+
+  const parsedUrl = typeof url === 'string' ? parseUrl(url) : url || {};
+  let proto = parsedUrl.protocol;
+  let hostname = parsedUrl.host;
+  let port = parsedUrl.port;
+  if (typeof hostname !== 'string' || !hostname || typeof proto !== 'string') {
+    return false; // Don't proxy URLs without a valid scheme or host.
+  }
+
+  proto = proto.split(':', 1)[0];
+  // Stripping ports in this way instead of using parsedUrl.hostname to make
+  // sure that the brackets around IPv6 addresses are kept.
+  hostname = hostname.replace(/:\d*$/, '');
+  port = parseInt(port) || DEFAULT_PORTS[proto] || 0;
+
+  return proxyByPass.split(/[,;\s]/).every(function (dontProxyFor) {
+    if (!dontProxyFor) {
+      return true; // Skip zero-length hosts.
+    }
+
+    const parsedProxy = dontProxyFor.match(/^(.+):(\d+)$/);
+    let parsedProxyHostname = parsedProxy ? parsedProxy[1] : dontProxyFor;
+    const parsedProxyPort = parsedProxy ? parseInt(parsedProxy[2]) : 0;
+    if (parsedProxyPort && parsedProxyPort !== port) {
+      return true; // Skip if ports don't match.
+    }
+
+    if (!/^[.*]/.test(parsedProxyHostname)) {
+      // No wildcards, so stop proxying if there is an exact match.
+      return hostname !== parsedProxyHostname;
+    }
+
+    if (parsedProxyHostname.charAt(0) === '*') {
+      // Remove leading wildcard.
+      parsedProxyHostname = parsedProxyHostname.slice(1);
+    }
+    // Stop proxying if the hostname ends with the no_proxy host.
+    return !hostname.endsWith(parsedProxyHostname);
+  });
+};
+
+module.exports = {
+  shouldUseProxy
+};
diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/package.json b/packages/bruno-electron/package.json
index 30b965dac..ffe266f3e 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/package.json
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/package.json
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
     "node-machine-id": "^1.1.12",
     "qs": "^6.11.0",
     "socks-proxy-agent": "^8.0.2",
-    "ssl-root-cas": "^1.3.1",
     "uuid": "^9.0.0",
     "vm2": "^3.9.13",
     "yup": "^0.32.11"
diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/axios-instance.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/axios-instance.js
index f4810becd..225156484 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/axios-instance.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/axios-instance.js
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ const axios = require('axios');
  * Function that configures axios with timing interceptors
  * Important to note here that the timings are not completely accurate.
  * @see https://github.com/axios/axios/issues/695
- * @returns {import('axios').AxiosStatic}
+ * @returns {axios.AxiosInstance}
  */
 function makeAxiosInstance() {
-  /** @type {import('axios').AxiosStatic} */
+  /** @type {axios.AxiosInstance} */
   const instance = axios.create();
 
   instance.interceptors.request.use((config) => {
diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/index.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/index.js
index bb82975d3..1a6f60925 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/index.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const os = require('os');
 const qs = require('qs');
 const https = require('https');
 const axios = require('axios');
+const fs = require('fs');
 const decomment = require('decomment');
 const Mustache = require('mustache');
 const FormData = require('form-data');
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ const { HttpProxyAgent } = require('http-proxy-agent');
 const { SocksProxyAgent } = require('socks-proxy-agent');
 const { makeAxiosInstance } = require('./axios-instance');
 const { addAwsV4Interceptor, resolveCredentials } = require('./awsv4auth-helper');
+const { shouldUseProxy } = require('../../utils/proxy-util');
 
 // override the default escape function to prevent escaping
 Mustache.escape = function (value) {
@@ -82,6 +84,24 @@ const getSize = (data) => {
   return 0;
 };
 
+function getHttpsAgentRequestFields() {
+  const httpsAgentRequestFields = {};
+  if (!preferences.isTlsVerification()) {
+    httpsAgentRequestFields['rejectUnauthorized'] = false;
+  }
+
+  const cacCrtArray = [preferences.getCaCert(), process.env.SSL_CERT_FILE, process.env.NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS];
+  let caCertFile = cacCrtArray.find((el) => el);
+  if (caCertFile && caCertFile.length > 1) {
+    try {
+      httpsAgentRequestFields['ca'] = fs.readFileSync(caCertFile);
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.log('Error reading CA cert file:' + caCertFile, err);
+    }
+  }
+  return httpsAgentRequestFields;
+}
+
 const registerNetworkIpc = (mainWindow) => {
   // handler for sending http request
   ipcMain.handle('send-http-request', async (event, item, collection, environment, collectionVariables) => {
@@ -204,43 +224,34 @@ const registerNetworkIpc = (mainWindow) => {
         cancelTokenUid
       });
 
-      const httpsAgentRequestFields = {};
-      if (!preferences.isTlsVerification()) {
-        httpsAgentRequestFields['rejectUnauthorized'] = false;
-      }
-
-      const cacertArray = [preferences.getCaCert(), process.env.SSL_CERT_FILE, process.env.NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS];
-      let cacertFile = cacertArray.find((el) => el);
-      if (cacertFile && cacertFile.length > 1) {
-        try {
-          const sslRootCas = require('ssl-root-cas').inject();
-          sslRootCas.addFile(cacertFile);
-        } catch (err) {
-          console.log('Error reading CA cert file:' + cacertFile, err);
-        }
-      }
+      const httpsAgentRequestFields = getHttpsAgentRequestFields();
 
       // proxy configuration
       const brunoConfig = getBrunoConfig(collectionUid);
-      const proxyEnabled = get(brunoConfig, 'proxy.enabled', 'disabled');
-      if (proxyEnabled === 'enabled') {
+      let proxyConfig = get(brunoConfig, 'proxy', {});
+      let proxyEnabled = get(proxyConfig, 'enabled', 'disabled');
+      if (proxyEnabled === 'global') {
+        proxyConfig = preferences.getProxyConfig();
+        proxyEnabled = get(proxyConfig, 'enabled', false);
+      }
+      const proxyByPass = shouldUseProxy(request.url, get(proxyConfig, 'noProxy', ''));
+      if ((proxyEnabled === true || proxyEnabled === 'enabled') && !proxyByPass) {
         let proxyUri;
-
         const interpolationOptions = {
           envVars,
           collectionVariables,
           processEnvVars
         };
 
-        const proxyProtocol = interpolateString(get(brunoConfig, 'proxy.protocol'), interpolationOptions);
-        const proxyHostname = interpolateString(get(brunoConfig, 'proxy.hostname'), interpolationOptions);
-        const proxyPort = interpolateString(get(brunoConfig, 'proxy.port'), interpolationOptions);
-        const proxyAuthEnabled = get(brunoConfig, 'proxy.auth.enabled', false);
+        const proxyProtocol = interpolateString(get(proxyConfig, 'protocol'), interpolationOptions);
+        const proxyHostname = interpolateString(get(proxyConfig, 'hostname'), interpolationOptions);
+        const proxyPort = interpolateString(get(proxyConfig, 'port'), interpolationOptions);
+        const proxyAuthEnabled = get(proxyConfig, 'auth.enabled', false);
         const socksEnabled = proxyProtocol.includes('socks');
 
         if (proxyAuthEnabled) {
-          const proxyAuthUsername = interpolateString(get(brunoConfig, 'proxy.auth.username'), interpolationOptions);
-          const proxyAuthPassword = interpolateString(get(brunoConfig, 'proxy.auth.password'), interpolationOptions);
+          const proxyAuthUsername = interpolateString(get(proxyConfig, 'auth.username'), interpolationOptions);
+          const proxyAuthPassword = interpolateString(get(proxyConfig, 'auth.password'), interpolationOptions);
 
           proxyUri = `${proxyProtocol}://${proxyAuthUsername}:${proxyAuthPassword}@${proxyHostname}:${proxyPort}`;
         } else {
@@ -673,10 +684,18 @@ const registerNetworkIpc = (mainWindow) => {
               ...eventData
             });
 
+            const httpsAgentRequestFields = getHttpsAgentRequestFields();
+
             // proxy configuration
             const brunoConfig = getBrunoConfig(collectionUid);
-            const proxyEnabled = get(brunoConfig, 'proxy.enabled', false);
-            if (proxyEnabled) {
+            let proxyConfig = get(brunoConfig, 'proxy', {});
+            let proxyEnabled = get(proxyConfig, 'enabled', 'disabled');
+            if (proxyEnabled === 'global') {
+              proxyConfig = preferences.getProxyConfig();
+              proxyEnabled = get(proxyConfig, 'enabled', false);
+            }
+            const proxyByPass = shouldUseProxy(request.url, get(proxyConfig, 'noProxy', ''));
+            if ((proxyEnabled === true || proxyEnabled === 'enabled') && !proxyByPass) {
               let proxyUri;
               const interpolationOptions = {
                 envVars,
@@ -684,22 +703,15 @@ const registerNetworkIpc = (mainWindow) => {
                 processEnvVars
               };
 
-              const proxyProtocol = interpolateString(get(brunoConfig, 'proxy.protocol'), interpolationOptions);
-              const proxyHostname = interpolateString(get(brunoConfig, 'proxy.hostname'), interpolationOptions);
-              const proxyPort = interpolateString(get(brunoConfig, 'proxy.port'), interpolationOptions);
-              const proxyAuthEnabled = get(brunoConfig, 'proxy.auth.enabled', false);
+              const proxyProtocol = interpolateString(get(proxyConfig, 'protocol'), interpolationOptions);
+              const proxyHostname = interpolateString(get(proxyConfig, 'hostname'), interpolationOptions);
+              const proxyPort = interpolateString(get(proxyConfig, 'port'), interpolationOptions);
+              const proxyAuthEnabled = get(proxyConfig, 'auth.enabled', false);
               const socksEnabled = proxyProtocol.includes('socks');
 
               if (proxyAuthEnabled) {
-                const proxyAuthUsername = interpolateString(
-                  get(brunoConfig, 'proxy.auth.username'),
-                  interpolationOptions
-                );
-
-                const proxyAuthPassword = interpolateString(
-                  get(brunoConfig, 'proxy.auth.password'),
-                  interpolationOptions
-                );
+                const proxyAuthUsername = interpolateString(get(proxyConfig, 'auth.username'), interpolationOptions);
+                const proxyAuthPassword = interpolateString(get(proxyConfig, 'auth.password'), interpolationOptions);
 
                 proxyUri = `${proxyProtocol}://${proxyAuthUsername}:${proxyAuthPassword}@${proxyHostname}:${proxyPort}`;
               } else {
@@ -708,19 +720,18 @@ const registerNetworkIpc = (mainWindow) => {
 
               if (socksEnabled) {
                 const socksProxyAgent = new SocksProxyAgent(proxyUri);
-
                 request.httpsAgent = socksProxyAgent;
                 request.httpAgent = socksProxyAgent;
               } else {
-                request.httpsAgent = new HttpsProxyAgent(proxyUri, {
-                  rejectUnauthorized: preferences.isTlsVerification()
-                });
-
+                request.httpsAgent = new HttpsProxyAgent(
+                  proxyUri,
+                  Object.keys(httpsAgentRequestFields).length > 0 ? { ...httpsAgentRequestFields } : undefined
+                );
                 request.httpAgent = new HttpProxyAgent(proxyUri);
               }
-            } else if (!preferences.isTlsVerification()) {
+            } else if (Object.keys(httpsAgentRequestFields).length > 0) {
               request.httpsAgent = new https.Agent({
-                rejectUnauthorized: false
+                ...httpsAgentRequestFields
               });
             }
 
diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/store/preferences.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/store/preferences.js
index cb22f3cd1..fe81988c8 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/src/store/preferences.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/store/preferences.js
@@ -76,12 +76,17 @@ const preferences = {
   },
 
   isTlsVerification: () => {
-    return get(getPreferences(), ['request.tlsVerification'], true);
+    return get(getPreferences(), 'request.tlsVerification', true);
   },
+
   getCaCert: () => {
     return get(getPreferences(), 'request.cacert');
   },
 
+  getProxyConfig: () => {
+    return get(getPreferences(), 'proxy', {});
+  },
+
   setPreferences: (validatedPreferences) => {
     const updatedPreferences = {
       ...getPreferences(),
diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/utils/proxy-util.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/utils/proxy-util.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9b3f8d172
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/utils/proxy-util.js
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+const parseUrl = require('url').parse;
+
+const DEFAULT_PORTS = {
+  ftp: 21,
+  gopher: 70,
+  http: 80,
+  https: 443,
+  ws: 80,
+  wss: 443
+};
+/**
+ * check for proxy bypass, copied form 'proxy-from-env'
+ */
+const shouldUseProxy = (url, proxyByPass) => {
+  if (proxyByPass === '*') {
+    return false; // Never proxy if wildcard is set.
+  }
+
+  if (!proxyByPass) {
+    return true; // use proxy if enabled
+  }
+
+  const parsedUrl = typeof url === 'string' ? parseUrl(url) : url || {};
+  let proto = parsedUrl.protocol;
+  let hostname = parsedUrl.host;
+  let port = parsedUrl.port;
+  if (typeof hostname !== 'string' || !hostname || typeof proto !== 'string') {
+    return false; // Don't proxy URLs without a valid scheme or host.
+  }
+
+  proto = proto.split(':', 1)[0];
+  // Stripping ports in this way instead of using parsedUrl.hostname to make
+  // sure that the brackets around IPv6 addresses are kept.
+  hostname = hostname.replace(/:\d*$/, '');
+  port = parseInt(port) || DEFAULT_PORTS[proto] || 0;
+
+  return proxyByPass.split(/[,;\s]/).every(function (dontProxyFor) {
+    if (!dontProxyFor) {
+      return true; // Skip zero-length hosts.
+    }
+    const parsedProxy = dontProxyFor.match(/^(.+):(\d+)$/);
+    let parsedProxyHostname = parsedProxy ? parsedProxy[1] : dontProxyFor;
+    const parsedProxyPort = parsedProxy ? parseInt(parsedProxy[2]) : 0;
+    if (parsedProxyPort && parsedProxyPort !== port) {
+      return true; // Skip if ports don't match.
+    }
+
+    if (!/^[.*]/.test(parsedProxyHostname)) {
+      // No wildcards, so stop proxying if there is an exact match.
+      return hostname !== parsedProxyHostname;
+    }
+
+    if (parsedProxyHostname.charAt(0) === '*') {
+      // Remove leading wildcard.
+      parsedProxyHostname = parsedProxyHostname.slice(1);
+    }
+    // Stop proxying if the hostname ends with the no_proxy host.
+    return !hostname.endsWith(parsedProxyHostname);
+  });
+};
+
+module.exports = {
+  shouldUseProxy
+};
diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/tests/utils/proxy-util.spec.js b/packages/bruno-electron/tests/utils/proxy-util.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ac1d5a940
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/tests/utils/proxy-util.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+const { shouldUseProxy } = require('../../src/utils/proxy-util');
+
+test('no proxy necessary - star', () => {
+  const url = 'http://wwww.example.org/test';
+  const noProxy = '*';
+
+  expect(shouldUseProxy(url, noProxy)).toEqual(false);
+});
+
+test('no proxy necessary - no noProxy bypass', () => {
+  const url = 'http://wwww.example.org/test';
+  const noProxy = '';
+
+  expect(shouldUseProxy(url, noProxy)).toEqual(true);
+});
+
+test('no proxy necessary - wildcard match', () => {
+  const url = 'http://wwww.example.org/test';
+  const noProxy = '*example.org';
+
+  expect(shouldUseProxy(url, noProxy)).toEqual(false);
+});
+
+test('no proxy necessary - direct proxy', () => {
+  const url = 'http://wwww.example.org/test';
+  const noProxy = 'wwww.example.org';
+
+  expect(shouldUseProxy(url, noProxy)).toEqual(false);
+});
+
+test('no proxy necessary - multiple proxy', () => {
+  const url = 'http://wwww.example.org/test';
+  const noProxy = 'www.example.com,wwww.example.org';
+
+  expect(shouldUseProxy(url, noProxy)).toEqual(false);
+});
+
+test('proxy necessary - no proxy match multiple', () => {
+  const url = 'https://wwww.example.test/test';
+  const noProxy = 'www.example.com,wwww.example.org';
+
+  expect(shouldUseProxy(url, noProxy)).toEqual(true);
+});
+
+test('proxy necessary - no proxy match', () => {
+  const url = 'https://wwww.example.test/test';
+  const noProxy = 'www.example.com';
+
+  expect(shouldUseProxy(url, noProxy)).toEqual(true);
+});
diff --git a/tests/home.spec.js b/tests/home.spec.js
index 6c10905fb..0ab8a5652 100644
--- a/tests/home.spec.js
+++ b/tests/home.spec.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const { test, expect } = require('@playwright/test');
 const { HomePage } = require('../tests/pages/home.page');
-import * as faker from './utils/data-faker';
+const { faker } = require('./utils/data-faker');
 
 test.describe('bruno e2e test', () => {
   let homePage;