diff --git a/h1/client.py b/h1/client.py
index 8a62d6f..132b572 100644
--- a/h1/client.py
+++ b/h1/client.py
@@ -52,9 +52,10 @@ class HackerOneClient(object):
         "User-Agent": "HackerOne Python Client v" + __version__,
     }
 
-    def __init__(self, identifier, token):
+    def __init__(self, identifier, token, proxies=None):
         self.identifier = identifier
         self.token = token
+        self.proxies = proxies
         self._init_session()
 
     def _init_session(self):
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ def make_request(self, url, params=None, data=None, method=None):
         if isinstance(params, dict):
             params = encode_params(params)
 
-        return self.s.request(method, url, params=params, data=data)
+        return self.s.request(method, url, params=params, data=data, proxies=self.proxies)
 
     def request_json(self, url, params=None, data=None, method=None):
         r = self.make_request(url, params, data, method).result()