diff --git a/config/initializers/diaspora_federation.rb b/config/initializers/diaspora_federation.rb
index 980cae632..e06660af7 100644
--- a/config/initializers/diaspora_federation.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/diaspora_federation.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ DiasporaFederation.configure do |config|
 
   config.http_concurrency = AppConfig.settings.typhoeus_concurrency.to_i
   config.http_verbose = AppConfig.settings.typhoeus_verbose?
-  ENV["http_proxy"] = AppConfig.environment.http_proxy
+  ENV["http_proxy"] = AppConfig.environment.http_proxy?
 
   config.define_callbacks do
     on :fetch_person_for_webfinger do |diaspora_id|