diff --git a/lib/request.js b/lib/request.js
index b269c73c..95284457 100644
--- a/lib/request.js
+++ b/lib/request.js
@@ -24,11 +24,9 @@ const plainAgent = new HttpsAgent({
 let getAgent = () => plainAgent
 
 if (proxyAddress) {
-	// todo: this doesn't honor `keepAlive: true`
-	// related:
-	// - https://github.com/TooTallNate/node-https-proxy-agent/pull/112
-	// - https://github.com/TooTallNate/node-agent-base/issues/5
-	const agent = new ProxyAgent(proxyAddress)
+	const agent = new ProxyAgent(proxyAddress, {
+		keepAlive: true,
+	})
 	getAgent = () => agent
 } else if (localAddresses) {
 	const agents = process.env.LOCAL_ADDRESS.split(',')
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 21bbb1f0..bef96b42 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 		"cross-fetch": "^3.1.5",
 		"google-polyline": "^1.0.3",
 		"gps-distance": "0.0.4",
-		"https-proxy-agent": "^5.0.0",
+		"https-proxy-agent": "^7.0.0",
 		"lodash": "^4.17.5",
 		"luxon": "^3.1.1",
 		"object-scan": "^13.0.0",