diff --git a/checkov/common/bridgecrew/platform_integration.py b/checkov/common/bridgecrew/platform_integration.py
index 2b8b2deb2da..6a6e50d9f34 100644
--- a/checkov/common/bridgecrew/platform_integration.py
+++ b/checkov/common/bridgecrew/platform_integration.py
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@
 UNAUTHORIZED_MESSAGE = 'User is not authorized to access this resource with an explicit deny'
 
 DEFAULT_REGION = "us-west-2"
-http = urllib3.PoolManager()
+
+try:
+    http = urllib3.ProxyManager(os.environ['https_proxy'])
+except KeyError:
+    http = urllib3.PoolManager()
 
 
 class BcPlatformIntegration(object):