diff --git a/src/mm-bot.js b/src/mm-bot.js
index 3153d17..a60aa6b 100644
--- a/src/mm-bot.js
+++ b/src/mm-bot.js
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
  *   pm2 logs polymarket-mm
  */
 
+// Set proxy before any network calls
+import './utils/proxy-patch.cjs';
+
 import { validateMMConfig } from './config/index.js';
 import config from './config/index.js';
 import logger from './utils/logger.js';
diff --git a/src/mm.js b/src/mm.js
index 2feef7b..707c05d 100644
--- a/src/mm.js
+++ b/src/mm.js
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
  *           npm run mm-sim   (simulation / dry-run)
  */
 
+// Set proxy before any network calls
+import './utils/proxy-patch.cjs';
+
 import { validateMMConfig } from './config/index.js';
 import config from './config/index.js';
 import logger from './utils/logger.js';