diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index c89ebf2..bfd22ff 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ deps = -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
 commands =
     find . -type f -name "*.pyc" -delete
     {toxinidir}/manage.py test designatedashboard --settings=designatedashboard.tests.settings
+passenv = http_proxy HTTP_PROXY https_proxy HTTPS_PROXY no_proxy NO_PROXY
 
 [testenv:pep8]
 commands = flake8