diff --git a/tools/osbuild-depsolve-dnf b/tools/osbuild-depsolve-dnf
index 9e86994a..18592b72 100755
--- a/tools/osbuild-depsolve-dnf
+++ b/tools/osbuild-depsolve-dnf
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class Solver():
         arch = request["arch"]
         releasever = request.get("releasever")
         module_platform_id = request["module_platform_id"]
-        proxy = request["proxy"]
+        proxy = request.get("proxy")
 
         arguments = request["arguments"]
         repos = arguments.get("repos", [])
diff --git a/tools/osbuild-depsolve-dnf5 b/tools/osbuild-depsolve-dnf5
index fe42fd2e..252c2a15 100755
--- a/tools/osbuild-depsolve-dnf5
+++ b/tools/osbuild-depsolve-dnf5
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class Solver():
         arch = request["arch"]
         releasever = request.get("releasever")
         module_platform_id = request["module_platform_id"]
-        proxy = request["proxy"]
+        proxy = request.get("proxy")
 
         arguments = request["arguments"]
         repos = arguments.get("repos", [])