diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0959f62a..13070504 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ tests:
 
 .PHONY: run
 run:
-	$(SCRIPT) $(IMAGE)
+	USE_PROXY=$(USE_PROXY) PROXY=$(PROXY) $(SCRIPT) $(IMAGE)
 
 .PHONY: build_airflow
 build_airflow:
diff --git a/tools/airflow_image_run.sh b/tools/airflow_image_run.sh
index 23ebfba3..e177a393 100755
--- a/tools/airflow_image_run.sh
+++ b/tools/airflow_image_run.sh
@@ -15,12 +15,22 @@
 #
 set -x
 
-
 IMAGE=$1
-TEST_RESP="$(docker run \
-    -p 8080:8080 \
-    --name airflow_test ${IMAGE} \
-    quicktest)"
+USE_PROXY=${USE_PROXY:-false}
+
+if [ "${USE_PROXY}" == "true" ]; then
+    TEST_RESP="$(docker run \
+        -p 8080:8080 \
+        --env HTTP_PROXY="${PROXY}" \
+        --env HTTPS_PROXY="${PROXY}" \
+        --name airflow_test ${IMAGE} \
+        quicktest)"
+else
+    TEST_RESP="$(docker run \
+        -p 8080:8080 \
+        --name airflow_test ${IMAGE} \
+        quicktest)"
+fi
 
 docker stop airflow_test
 docker rm airflow_test
diff --git a/tools/shipyard_image_run.sh b/tools/shipyard_image_run.sh
index d04e6f8c..f52e437b 100755
--- a/tools/shipyard_image_run.sh
+++ b/tools/shipyard_image_run.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 set -x
 
 IMAGE=$1
+USE_PROXY=${USE_PROXY:-false}
 
 # Collect necessary files and run shipyard image in docker
 mkdir -p build/.tmprun/etc
@@ -29,9 +30,13 @@ docker run \
 
 sleep 5
 
-RESULT="$(curl -i 'http://127.0.0.1:9000/versions' | tr '\r' '\n' | head -1)"
+RESULT="$(curl -i 'http://127.0.0.1:9000/versions' --noproxy '*' | tr '\r' '\n' | head -1)"
 
-CLI_RESULT="$(docker run -t --rm --net=host ${IMAGE} help | tr '\r' '\n' | head -1)"
+if [ "${USE_PROXY}" == "true" ]; then
+  CLI_RESULT="$(docker run -t --rm --net=host --env HTTP_PROXY="${PROXY}" --env HTTPS_PROXY="${PROXY}" ${IMAGE} help | tr '\r' '\n' | head -1)"
+else
+  CLI_RESULT="$(docker run -t --rm --net=host ${IMAGE} help | tr '\r' '\n' | head -1)"
+fi
 
 docker stop shipyard_test
 docker rm shipyard_test