diff --git a/django_code/django_code/wsgi.py b/django_code/django_code/wsgi.py
index 7a52be5..9f6c84f 100644
--- a/django_code/django_code/wsgi.py
+++ b/django_code/django_code/wsgi.py
@@ -14,3 +14,10 @@ from django.core.wsgi import get_wsgi_application
 os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'django_code.settings')
 
 application = get_wsgi_application()
+https_proxy = "gluetun-svc.gluetun.svc:8888"
+
+proxyDict = {
+    "https" : https_proxy,
+}
+
+os.environ["PROXIES"] = proxyDict
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/django_code/stash_management/apps.py b/django_code/stash_management/apps.py
index b2611f7..625b832 100644
--- a/django_code/stash_management/apps.py
+++ b/django_code/stash_management/apps.py
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ import ruamel.yaml
 import yaml
 import urllib.request
 
+from django_code.django_code.wsgi import proxyDict
+
+
 def hello(request):
     return HttpResponse('<h1>Hello stash!</h1>')
 def form(request):
@@ -68,7 +71,7 @@ def increment_and_download(minimum_increment,maximum_increment,url,url_suffix,st
             increment_generated ='000' + str(increment)
 
 
-        urllib.request.urlretrieve(url+increment_generated+url_suffix, stash_folder+"/"+increment_generated+url_suffix)
+        urllib.request.urlretrieve(url+increment_generated+url_suffix, stash_folder+"/"+increment_generated+url_suffix,proxyDict)
         text_generated = "\n downloading for "+name+" "+url+increment_generated+url_suffix
     return text_generated
 def handle_survey_form(request):