diff --git a/ktor-client/ktor-client-tests/build.gradle.kts b/ktor-client/ktor-client-tests/build.gradle.kts
index 27d61eed172..838adbb4543 100644
--- a/ktor-client/ktor-client-tests/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/ktor-client/ktor-client-tests/build.gradle.kts
@@ -81,26 +81,15 @@ kotlin.sourceSets {
     if (!ideaActive) {
         listOf("linuxX64Test", "mingwX64Test", "macosX64Test").map { getByName(it) }.forEach {
             it.dependencies {
-                api(project(":ktor-client:ktor-client-curl"))
-            }
-        }
-
-        listOf("iosX64Test", "iosArm64Test", "iosArm64Test", "macosX64Test").map { getByName(it) }.forEach {
-            it.dependencies {
-                api(project(":ktor-client:ktor-client-ios"))
+//                api(project(":ktor-client:ktor-client-curl"))
             }
         }
     } else {
         posixTest {
             dependencies {
-                api(project(":ktor-client:ktor-client-curl"))
+//                api(project(":ktor-client:ktor-client-curl"))
             }
         }
-//        darwinTest {
-//            dependencies {
-//                api(project(":ktor-client:ktor-client-ios"))
-//            }
-//        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/ktor-client/ktor-client-tests/common/test/io/ktor/client/tests/ProxyTest.kt b/ktor-client/ktor-client-tests/common/test/io/ktor/client/tests/ProxyTest.kt
index 8db03f228d6..5bacd5f8ff8 100644
--- a/ktor-client/ktor-client-tests/common/test/io/ktor/client/tests/ProxyTest.kt
+++ b/ktor-client/ktor-client-tests/common/test/io/ktor/client/tests/ProxyTest.kt
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ class ProxyTest : ClientLoader() {
         }
 
         test { client ->
-            val response = client.get<ProxyResponse>("http://google.com")
-            val expected = ProxyResponse("OK")
+            val response = client.get<ProxyResponse>("http://google.com/json")
+            val expected = ProxyResponse("ok")
 
             assertEquals(expected, response)
         }
diff --git a/ktor-client/ktor-client-tests/jvm/src/io/ktor/client/tests/utils/tests/Proxy.kt b/ktor-client/ktor-client-tests/jvm/src/io/ktor/client/tests/utils/tests/Proxy.kt
index 4c331a2e3e2..aebcd9b8121 100644
--- a/ktor-client/ktor-client-tests/jvm/src/io/ktor/client/tests/utils/tests/Proxy.kt
+++ b/ktor-client/ktor-client-tests/jvm/src/io/ktor/client/tests/utils/tests/Proxy.kt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 package io.ktor.client.tests.utils.tests
 
+import io.ktor.client.utils.*
 import io.ktor.http.*
 import io.ktor.network.sockets.*
 import io.ktor.utils.io.*
@@ -16,7 +17,11 @@ suspend fun proxyHandler(socket: Socket) {
 
     val response = when (statusLine) {
         "GET http://google.com/ HTTP/1.1" -> buildResponse(HttpStatusCode.OK)
-        "GET http://google.com/json HTTP/1.1" -> buildResponse(HttpStatusCode.OK, "{'status': 'ok'}")
+        "GET http://google.com/json HTTP/1.1" -> buildResponse(
+            HttpStatusCode.OK, buildHeaders {
+                append(HttpHeaders.ContentType, ContentType.Application.Json)
+            }, "{\"status\": \"ok\"}"
+        )
         else -> buildResponse(HttpStatusCode.BadRequest)
     }
 
@@ -28,9 +33,16 @@ suspend fun proxyHandler(socket: Socket) {
     }
 }
 
-private fun buildResponse(status: HttpStatusCode, body: String = "proxy") = buildString {
+private fun buildResponse(
+    status: HttpStatusCode,
+    headers: Headers = Headers.Empty,
+    body: String = "proxy"
+): String = buildString {
     append("HTTP/1.1 ${status.value} ${status.description}\r\n")
     append("Connection: close\r\n")
+    headers.forEach { key, values ->
+        append("$key: ${values.joinToString()}\r\n")
+    }
     append("\r\n")
     append(body)
 }