diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index dff1939..f3ea4bf 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -42,15 +42,18 @@
     "global-agent": "3.0.0",
     "leaky-bucket-queue": "0.0.2",
     "lodash": "4.17.21",
+    "proxy-from-env": "^1.1.0",
     "snyk-config": "^5.0.1",
     "source-map-support": "^0.5.16",
     "tslib": "^1.10.0",
     "uuid": "^8.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/global-agent": "^2.1.1",
     "@types/jest": "^25.1.1",
     "@types/lodash": "4.14.186",
     "@types/node": "^12.12.26",
+    "@types/proxy-from-env": "^1.0.2",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^2.18.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^2.18.0",
     "eslint": "^6.8.0",
diff --git a/src/lib/request/request.ts b/src/lib/request/request.ts
index 613a234..3c004f0 100644
--- a/src/lib/request/request.ts
+++ b/src/lib/request/request.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import * as Error from '../customErrors/apiError';
 
 // Fixes issue https://github.com/axios/axios/issues/3384
 // where HTTPS over HTTP Proxy Fails with 500 handshakefailed on mcafee proxy
-import 'global-agent/bootstrap';
+import { bootstrap } from 'global-agent';
+import { getProxyForUrl } from 'proxy-from-env';
 
 const DEFAULT_API = 'https://snyk.io/api/v1';
 const DEFAULT_REST_API = 'https://api.snyk.io/rest/';
@@ -16,6 +17,16 @@ interface SnykRequest {
   useRESTApi?: boolean;
 }
 
+if (process.env.HTTP_PROXY || process.env.http_proxy) {
+  process.env.HTTP_PROXY = process.env.HTTP_PROXY || process.env.http_proxy;
+}
+if (process.env.HTTPS_PROXY || process.env.https_proxy) {
+  process.env.HTTPS_PROXY = process.env.HTTPS_PROXY || process.env.https_proxy;
+}
+if (process.env.NP_PROXY || process.env.no_proxy) {
+  process.env.NO_PROXY = process.env.NO_PROXY || process.env.no_proxy;
+}
+
 const getTopParentModuleName = (parent: NodeModule | null): string => {
   if (parent == null) {
     return '';
@@ -35,6 +46,12 @@ const makeSnykRequest = async (
   apiUrlREST = DEFAULT_REST_API,
   userAgentPrefix = '',
 ): Promise<AxiosResponse<any>> => {
+  const proxyUri = getProxyForUrl(request.useRESTApi ? apiUrlREST : apiUrl);
+  if (proxyUri) {
+    bootstrap({
+      environmentVariableNamespace: '',
+    });
+  }
   const topParentModuleName = getTopParentModuleName(module.parent as any);
   const userAgentPrefixChecked =
     userAgentPrefix != '' && !userAgentPrefix.endsWith('/')
@@ -48,15 +65,34 @@ const makeSnykRequest = async (
     Authorization: 'token ' + snykToken,
     'User-Agent': `${topParentModuleName}${userAgentPrefixChecked}tech-services/snyk-request-manager/1.0`,
   };
+  let apiClient;
+  if (proxyUri) {
+    apiClient = axios.create({
+      baseURL: request.useRESTApi ? apiUrlREST : apiUrl,
+      responseType: 'json',
+      headers: { ...requestHeaders, ...request.headers },
+      transitional: {
+        clarifyTimeoutError: true,
+      },
+      timeout: 30_000, // 5 mins same as Snyk APIs
+      proxy: false, // disables axios built-in proxy to let bootstrap work
+    });
+  } else {
+    apiClient = axios.create({
+      baseURL: request.useRESTApi ? apiUrlREST : apiUrl,
+      responseType: 'json',
+      headers: { ...requestHeaders, ...request.headers },
+      transitional: {
+        clarifyTimeoutError: true,
+      },
+      timeout: 30_000, // 5 mins same as Snyk APIs
+    });
+  }
 
-  const apiClient = axios.create({
-    baseURL: request.useRESTApi ? apiUrlREST : apiUrl,
-    responseType: 'json',
-    headers: { ...requestHeaders, ...request.headers },
-    transitional: {
-      clarifyTimeoutError: true,
-    },
-    timeout: 30_000, // 5 mins same as Snyk APIs
+  // sanitize error to avoid leaking sensitive data
+  apiClient.interceptors.response.use(undefined, async (error) => {
+    error.config.headers.Authorization = '****';
+    return Promise.reject(error);
   });
   // sanitize error to avoid leaking sensitive data
   apiClient.interceptors.response.use(undefined, async (error) => {