diff --git a/api/src/util/test.js b/api/src/util/test.js
index 9457c1ca..25c822cc 100644
--- a/api/src/util/test.js
+++ b/api/src/util/test.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { env } from "../config.js";
 import { runTest } from "../misc/run-test.js";
 import { loadJSON } from "../misc/load-from-fs.js";
 import { Red, Bright } from "../misc/console-text.js";
+import { setGlobalDispatcher, ProxyAgent } from "undici";
 import { randomizeCiphers } from "../misc/randomize-ciphers.js";
 
 import { services } from "../processing/service-config.js";
@@ -64,6 +65,10 @@ const printHeader = (service, padLen) => {
     console.log(service + '='.repeat(50));
 }
 
+if (env.externalProxy) {
+    setGlobalDispatcher(new ProxyAgent(env.externalProxy));
+}
+
 const action = process.argv[2];
 switch (action) {
     case "get-services":