diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bfb399831e..a09c715213 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ BUILD_DATE?=$(shell date -u -Iseconds)
 LDFLAGS?="-X ${PKG}/pkg/driver.driverVersion=${VERSION} -X ${PKG}/pkg/cloud.driverVersion=${VERSION} -X ${PKG}/pkg/driver.gitCommit=${GIT_COMMIT} -X ${PKG}/pkg/driver.buildDate=${BUILD_DATE} -s -w"
 
 GO111MODULE=on
-GOPROXY=direct
+GOPROXY?=direct
 GOPATH=$(shell go env GOPATH)
 GOOS=$(shell go env GOOS)
 GOBIN=$(shell pwd)/bin
diff --git a/cloudbuild.yaml b/cloudbuild.yaml
index e7a3bf509d..183557227d 100644
--- a/cloudbuild.yaml
+++ b/cloudbuild.yaml
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@ steps:
       - PULL_BASE_REF=${_PULL_BASE_REF}
       - REGISTRY_NAME=gcr.io/${_STAGING_PROJECT}
       - HOME=/root
+      - GOPROXY=https://proxy.golang.org
 substitutions:
   _STAGING_PROJECT: "k8s-staging-provider-aws"