diff --git a/lib/api/discovery/bridge-validation.js b/lib/api/discovery/bridge-validation.js
index 03c6bef..8485d59 100644
--- a/lib/api/discovery/bridge-validation.js
+++ b/lib/api/discovery/bridge-validation.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ module.exports.getBridgeConfig = (bridge, timeout) => {
   return axios.request({
       method: 'get',
       url: `http://${ipAddress}/api/config`,
+      proxy: false,
       timeout: timeout | DATA_TIMEOUT,
       json: true,
     })
diff --git a/lib/api/discovery/nupnp.js b/lib/api/discovery/nupnp.js
index dff5d32..f9ab3f9 100644
--- a/lib/api/discovery/nupnp.js
+++ b/lib/api/discovery/nupnp.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ module.exports.nupnp = function () {
 
   return axios.get('https://discovery.meethue.com', {
       headers: {accept: 'application/json'},
+      proxy: false,
       httpsAgent: caChain.getDiscoveryMeetHueHttpsAgent()
     })
     .catch(err => {
diff --git a/lib/api/http/LocalBootstrap.js b/lib/api/http/LocalBootstrap.js
index fb73fb1..19feab9 100644
--- a/lib/api/http/LocalBootstrap.js
+++ b/lib/api/http/LocalBootstrap.js
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ module.exports = class LocalBootstrap {
       , baseUrl = self.baseUrl
     ;
 
-    return axios.get(`${baseUrl}/api/config`, {httpsAgent: new https.Agent({rejectUnauthorized: false})})
+    return axios.get(`${baseUrl}/api/config`, {proxy: false, httpsAgent: new https.Agent({rejectUnauthorized: false})})
       .then(res => {
         const bridgeId = res.data.bridgeid.toLowerCase();
 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ module.exports = class LocalBootstrap {
           })
           .then(agent => {
             const apiBaseUrl = `${baseUrl}/api`
-              , transport = new Transport(username, axios.create({baseURL: apiBaseUrl, httpsAgent: agent}))
+              , transport = new Transport(username, axios.create({baseURL: apiBaseUrl, proxy: false, httpsAgent: agent}))
               , config = {
                 remote: false,
                 baseUrl: apiBaseUrl,
diff --git a/lib/api/http/RemoteApi.js b/lib/api/http/RemoteApi.js
index 51eefbc..c774540 100644
--- a/lib/api/http/RemoteApi.js
+++ b/lib/api/http/RemoteApi.js
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ module.exports = class RemoteApi {
         Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
         'Content-Type': 'application/json'
       },
+      proxy: false,
       responseType: 'json'
     });
 
diff --git a/lib/api/http/RemoteBootstrap.js b/lib/api/http/RemoteBootstrap.js
index cbccabf..aa72903 100644
--- a/lib/api/http/RemoteBootstrap.js
+++ b/lib/api/http/RemoteBootstrap.js
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ module.exports = class RemoteBootstrap {
         headers: {
           Authorization: `Bearer ${self.remoteApi.accessToken}`
         },
+        proxy: false,
         timeout: getTimeout(timeout)
       }
       , transport = new Transport(username, axios.create(axiosConfig))
diff --git a/lib/api/http/endpoints/endpoint.js b/lib/api/http/endpoints/endpoint.js
index c8ab390..1ce3bec 100644
--- a/lib/api/http/endpoints/endpoint.js
+++ b/lib/api/http/endpoints/endpoint.js
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ class ApiEndpoint {
 
     data.url = replacePlaceholders(data.url, data.placeholders, parameters);
 
+    data.proxy = false;
+
     if (data._payloadFn) {
       let payload = data._payloadFn(parameters)
         , headers = data.headers