diff --git a/custom/manifests/init.pp b/custom/manifests/init.pp
index 23f28d3..9bd6ab7 100644
--- a/custom/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/custom/manifests/init.pp
@@ -67,11 +67,15 @@ define custom::file($ensure, $group="NONE", $mode="NONE", $owner="NONE", $seltyp
         "puppet": {}
         default:  {
             exec { "fetch-file-${source}":
-                path    => "/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/sbin",
-                cwd     => regsubst($name, '(.*)/[^/]+$', '\1'),
-                command => $fetch_cmd,
-                unless  => $diff_cmd,
-                before  => File["${name}"],
+                environment => $http_proxy ? {
+                    ""      => undef,
+                    default => "http_proxy=${http_proxy}",
+                },
+                path        => "/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/sbin",
+                cwd         => regsubst($name, '(.*)/[^/]+$', '\1'),
+                command     => $fetch_cmd,
+                unless      => $diff_cmd,
+                before      => File["${name}"],
             }
         }
     }