diff --git a/sickbeard/__init__.py b/sickbeard/__init__.py
index ae6c4d1f..6bd1decd 100644
--- a/sickbeard/__init__.py
+++ b/sickbeard/__init__.py
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ WEB_PASSWORD = None
 WEB_HOST = None
 WEB_IPV6 = None
 
+PROXY_SETTING = None
+
 LOCALHOST_IP = None
 ANON_REDIRECT = None
 
@@ -1302,7 +1304,7 @@ def save_config():
     new_config['General']['launch_browser'] = int(LAUNCH_BROWSER)
     new_config['General']['update_shows_on_start'] = int(UPDATE_SHOWS_ON_START)
     new_config['General']['sort_article'] = int(SORT_ARTICLE)
-    new_config['General']['proxy_setting'] = PROXY_SETTING if PROXY_SETTING else ''
+    new_config['General']['proxy_setting'] = PROXY_SETTING
 
     new_config['General']['use_listview'] = int(USE_LISTVIEW)
     new_config['General']['metadata_xbmc'] = METADATA_XBMC
diff --git a/sickbeard/webserve.py b/sickbeard/webserve.py
index de73f37a..eb36346d 100644
--- a/sickbeard/webserve.py
+++ b/sickbeard/webserve.py
@@ -976,7 +976,7 @@ class ConfigGeneral:
     def saveGeneral(self, log_dir=None, web_port=None, web_log=None, encryption_version=None, web_ipv6=None,
                     update_shows_on_start=None, launch_browser=None, web_username=None, use_api=None, api_key=None,
                     web_password=None, version_notify=None, enable_https=None, https_cert=None, https_key=None,
-                    sort_article=None, auto_update=None, proxy_settings=None,
+                    sort_article=None, auto_update=None, proxy_setting=None,
                     anon_redirect=None, git_path=None, calendar_unprotected=None, date_preset=None, time_preset=None):
 
         results = []
@@ -991,7 +991,7 @@ class ConfigGeneral:
         sickbeard.LAUNCH_BROWSER = config.checkbox_to_value(launch_browser)
         sickbeard.SORT_ARTICLE = config.checkbox_to_value(sort_article)
         sickbeard.ANON_REDIRECT = anon_redirect
-        sickbeard.PROXY_SETTINGS = proxy_settings
+        sickbeard.PROXY_SETTINGS = proxy_setting
         sickbeard.GIT_PATH = git_path
         sickbeard.CALENDAR_UNPROTECTED = config.checkbox_to_value(calendar_unprotected)
         # sickbeard.LOG_DIR is set in config.change_LOG_DIR()