diff --git a/pkg/store/kubeconfig_store_akamai.go b/pkg/store/kubeconfig_store_akamai.go
index 8dad7e60..35567ba6 100644
--- a/pkg/store/kubeconfig_store_akamai.go
+++ b/pkg/store/kubeconfig_store_akamai.go
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ func (s *AkamaiStore) InitializeAkamaiStore() error {
 	oauth2Client := &http.Client{
 		Transport: &oauth2.Transport{
 			Source: tokenSource,
+			Base: &http.Transport{
+				Proxy: http.ProxyFromEnvironment,
+			},
 		},
 	}