diff --git a/backend/plugins/gitextractor/parser/clone.go b/backend/plugins/gitextractor/parser/clone.go
index f9e05df8eb3..b9db6820c47 100644
--- a/backend/plugins/gitextractor/parser/clone.go
+++ b/backend/plugins/gitextractor/parser/clone.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func (l *GitRepoCreator) CloneOverHTTP(repoId, url, user, password, proxy string
 	return withTempDirectory(func(dir string) (*GitRepo, error) {
 		cloneOptions := &git.CloneOptions{Bare: true}
 		if proxy != "" {
-			cloneOptions.FetchOptions.ProxyOptions.Type = git.ProxyTypeAuto
+			cloneOptions.FetchOptions.ProxyOptions.Type = git.ProxyTypeSpecified
 			cloneOptions.FetchOptions.ProxyOptions.Url = proxy
 		}
 		if user != "" {
diff --git a/backend/plugins/github_graphql/impl/impl.go b/backend/plugins/github_graphql/impl/impl.go
index 331e285a0b6..fc035caa9dc 100644
--- a/backend/plugins/github_graphql/impl/impl.go
+++ b/backend/plugins/github_graphql/impl/impl.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ package impl
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
 	"time"
@@ -157,7 +158,30 @@ func (p GithubGraphql) PrepareTaskData(taskCtx plugin.TaskContext, options map[s
 	src := oauth2.StaticTokenSource(
 		&oauth2.Token{AccessToken: connection.GetToken()},
 	)
-	httpClient := oauth2.NewClient(taskCtx.GetContext(), src)
+	oauthContext := taskCtx.GetContext()
+	proxy := connection.GetProxy()
+	if proxy != "" {
+		pu, err := url.Parse(proxy)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, errors.Convert(err)
+		}
+		if pu.Scheme == "http" || pu.Scheme == "socks5" {
+			proxyClient := &http.Client{
+				Transport: &http.Transport{Proxy: http.ProxyURL(pu)},
+			}
+			oauthContext = context.WithValue(
+				taskCtx.GetContext(),
+				oauth2.HTTPClient,
+				proxyClient,
+			)
+			logger.Debug("Proxy set in oauthContext to %s", proxy)
+		} else {
+			return nil, errors.BadInput.New("Unsupported scheme set in proxy")
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	httpClient := oauth2.NewClient(oauthContext, src)
 	endpoint, err := errors.Convert01(url.JoinPath(connection.Endpoint, `graphql`))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.BadInput.Wrap(err, fmt.Sprintf("malformed connection endpoint supplied: %s", connection.Endpoint))