diff --git a/content/en/developers/architecture/cvmfs/proxy.md b/content/en/developers/architecture/cvmfs/proxy.md
index a0b63dbbc..f17544d73 100644
--- a/content/en/developers/architecture/cvmfs/proxy.md
+++ b/content/en/developers/architecture/cvmfs/proxy.md
@@ -56,3 +56,8 @@ sudo systemctl enable squid
 sudo systemctl status squid
 sudo systemctl restart squid
 ```
+
+Then add the proxy to the cvmfs config:
+```
+CVMFS_HTTP_PROXY="http://proxy-address:3128"
+```