diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/package.json b/packages/bruno-electron/package.json
index 3af73d9d..2fc36671 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/package.json
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     "@usebruno/lang": "0.4.0",
     "@usebruno/schema": "0.4.0",
     "about-window": "^1.15.2",
-    "axios": "^0.26.0",
+    "axios": "^1.5.1",
     "chai": "^4.3.7",
     "chokidar": "^3.5.3",
     "dotenv": "^16.0.3",
diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/app/collections.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/app/collections.js
index d8c5716b..f3c5b574 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/src/app/collections.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/app/collections.js
@@ -5,20 +5,12 @@ const Yup = require('yup');
 const { isDirectory, normalizeAndResolvePath } = require('../utils/filesystem');
 const { generateUidBasedOnHash } = require('../utils/common');
 
-// uid inside collections is deprecated, but we still need to validate it
-// for backward compatibility
-const uidSchema = Yup.string()
-  .length(21, 'uid must be 21 characters in length')
-  .matches(/^[a-zA-Z0-9]*$/, 'uid must be alphanumeric');
-
+// todo: bruno.json config schema validation errors must be propagated to the UI
 const configSchema = Yup.object({
-  uid: uidSchema,
-  name: Yup.string().nullable().max(256, 'name must be 256 characters or less'),
+  name: Yup.string().max(256, 'name must be 256 characters or less').required('name is required'),
   type: Yup.string().oneOf(['collection']).required('type is required'),
   version: Yup.string().oneOf(['1']).required('type is required')
-})
-  .noUnknown(true)
-  .strict();
+});
 
 const readConfigFile = async (pathname) => {
   try {
diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/app/watcher.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/app/watcher.js
index 3fd2b08a..c2388d43 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/src/app/watcher.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/app/watcher.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ const { uuid } = require('../utils/common');
 const { getRequestUid } = require('../cache/requestUids');
 const { decryptString } = require('../utils/encryption');
 const { setDotEnvVars } = require('../store/process-env');
+const { setBrunoConfig } = require('../store/bruno-config');
 const EnvironmentSecretsStore = require('../store/env-secrets');
 
 const environmentSecretsStore = new EnvironmentSecretsStore();
@@ -30,6 +31,13 @@ const isDotEnvFile = (pathname, collectionPath) => {
   return dirname === collectionPath && basename === '.env';
 };
 
+const isBrunoConfigFile = (pathname, collectionPath) => {
+  const dirname = path.dirname(pathname);
+  const basename = path.basename(pathname);
+
+  return dirname === collectionPath && basename === 'bruno.json';
+};
+
 const isBruEnvironmentConfig = (pathname, collectionPath) => {
   const dirname = path.dirname(pathname);
   const envDirectory = path.join(collectionPath, 'environments');
@@ -167,6 +175,17 @@ const unlinkEnvironmentFile = async (win, pathname, collectionUid) => {
 const add = async (win, pathname, collectionUid, collectionPath) => {
   console.log(`watcher add: ${pathname}`);
 
+  if (isBrunoConfigFile(pathname, collectionPath)) {
+    try {
+      const content = fs.readFileSync(pathname, 'utf8');
+      const jsonData = JSON.parse(content);
+
+      setBrunoConfig(collectionUid, jsonData);
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error(err);
+    }
+  }
+
   if (isDotEnvFile(pathname, collectionPath)) {
     try {
       const content = fs.readFileSync(pathname, 'utf8');
@@ -281,6 +300,17 @@ const addDirectory = (win, pathname, collectionUid, collectionPath) => {
 };
 
 const change = async (win, pathname, collectionUid, collectionPath) => {
+  if (isBrunoConfigFile(pathname, collectionPath)) {
+    try {
+      const content = fs.readFileSync(pathname, 'utf8');
+      const jsonData = JSON.parse(content);
+
+      setBrunoConfig(collectionUid, jsonData);
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error(err);
+    }
+  }
+
   if (isDotEnvFile(pathname, collectionPath)) {
     try {
       const content = fs.readFileSync(pathname, 'utf8');
@@ -378,7 +408,7 @@ class Watcher {
       const watcher = chokidar.watch(watchPath, {
         ignoreInitial: false,
         usePolling: false,
-        ignored: (path) => ['node_modules', '.git', 'bruno.json'].some((s) => path.includes(s)),
+        ignored: (path) => ['node_modules', '.git'].some((s) => path.includes(s)),
         persistent: true,
         ignorePermissionErrors: true,
         awaitWriteFinish: {
diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/index.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/index.js
index bc8deb73..df8bfea0 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/index.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ const interpolateVars = require('./interpolate-vars');
 const { sortFolder, getAllRequestsInFolderRecursively } = require('./helper');
 const { getPreferences } = require('../../store/preferences');
 const { getProcessEnvVars } = require('../../store/process-env');
+const { getBrunoConfig } = require('../../store/bruno-config');
 
 // override the default escape function to prevent escaping
 Mustache.escape = function (value) {
@@ -163,6 +164,31 @@ const registerNetworkIpc = (mainWindow) => {
 
         const processEnvVars = getProcessEnvVars(collectionUid);
 
+        const brunoConfig = getBrunoConfig(collectionUid);
+        const proxyEnabled = get(brunoConfig, 'proxy.enabled', false);
+        if (proxyEnabled) {
+          const proxyProtocol = get(brunoConfig, 'proxy.protocol');
+          const proxyHostname = get(brunoConfig, 'proxy.hostname');
+          const proxyPort = get(brunoConfig, 'proxy.port');
+          const proxyAuthEnabled = get(brunoConfig, 'proxy.auth.enabled', false);
+
+          const proxyConfig = {
+            protocol: proxyProtocol,
+            hostname: proxyHostname,
+            port: proxyPort
+          };
+          if (proxyAuthEnabled) {
+            const proxyAuthUsername = get(brunoConfig, 'proxy.auth.username');
+            const proxyAuthPassword = get(brunoConfig, 'proxy.auth.password');
+            proxyConfig.auth = {
+              username: proxyAuthUsername,
+              password: proxyAuthPassword
+            };
+          }
+
+          request.proxy = proxyConfig;
+        }
+
         interpolateVars(request, envVars, collectionVariables, processEnvVars);
 
         // stringify the request url encoded params
diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/interpolate-vars.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/interpolate-vars.js
index bfb0601d..7cdbcd25 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/interpolate-vars.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/interpolate-vars.js
@@ -84,6 +84,17 @@ const interpolateVars = (request, envVars = {}, collectionVariables = {}, proces
     param.value = interpolate(param.value);
   });
 
+  if (request.proxy) {
+    request.proxy.protocol = interpolate(request.proxy.protocol);
+    request.proxy.hostname = interpolate(request.proxy.hostname);
+    request.proxy.port = interpolate(request.proxy.port);
+
+    if (request.proxy.auth) {
+      request.proxy.auth.username = interpolate(request.proxy.auth.username);
+      request.proxy.auth.password = interpolate(request.proxy.auth.password);
+    }
+  }
+
   return request;
 };
 
diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/store/bruno-config.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/store/bruno-config.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a092e935
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/store/bruno-config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/**
+ * This modules stores the configs loaded from bruno.json
+ */
+
+const config = {};
+
+// collectionUid is a hash based on the collection path)
+const getBrunoConfig = (collectionUid) => {
+  return config[collectionUid] || {};
+};
+
+const setBrunoConfig = (collectionUid, brunoConfig) => {
+  config[collectionUid] = brunoConfig;
+};
+
+module.exports = {
+  getBrunoConfig,
+  setBrunoConfig
+};