diff --git a/lib/request.js b/lib/request.js
index 4ff979b1..386eee6b 100644
--- a/lib/request.js
+++ b/lib/request.js
@@ -7,15 +7,16 @@ const proxyAddress = typeof process !== 'undefined' && (process.env.HTTPS_PROXY
 
 let getAgent = () => undefined;
 
-if (proxyAddress) {
-	import('https-proxy-agent').then(a => {
+const setupProxy = async () => {
+	if (proxyAddress && !getAgent()) {
+		const a = await import('https-proxy-agent');
 		const agent = new a.default.HttpsProxyAgent(proxyAddress, {
 			keepAlive: true,
 			keepAliveMsecs: 10 * 1000, // 10s
 		});
 		getAgent = () => agent;
-	});
-}
+	}
+};
 
 const randomBytesHexString = length => [...Array(length)].map(() => Math.floor(Math.random() * 16)
 	.toString(16))
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ const checkIfResponseIsOk = (_) => {
 
 const request = async (ctx, userAgent, reqData) => {
 	const {profile, opt} = ctx;
+	await setupProxy();
 
 	const endpoint = reqData.endpoint;
 	delete reqData.endpoint;