diff --git a/src/GUI.cpp b/src/GUI.cpp
index 4533ae4fb..5102a0e42 100644
--- a/src/GUI.cpp
+++ b/src/GUI.cpp
@@ -1040,16 +1040,14 @@ void GUI::configureSession(bool deleteOptions) {
       default:
         proxy_str = misc::toQString("http://")+options->getProxyIp()+":"+misc::toQString(proxySettings.port);
     }
-    if(!proxy_str.isEmpty()) {
-      // We need this for urllib in search engine plugins
+    // We need this for urllib in search engine plugins
 #ifdef Q_WS_WIN
-      char proxystr[512];
-      snprintf(proxystr, 512, "http_proxy=%s", proxy_str.toUtf8().data());
-      putenv(proxystr);
+    char proxystr[512];
+    snprintf(proxystr, 512, "http_proxy=%s", proxy_str.toUtf8().data());
+    putenv(proxystr);
 #else
-      setenv("http_proxy", proxy_str.toUtf8().data(), 1);
+    setenv("http_proxy", proxy_str.toUtf8().data(), 1);
 #endif
-    }
   } else {
 #ifdef Q_WS_WIN
     putenv("http_proxy=");