diff --git a/run_electrum b/run_electrum
index 08038ce7d..e9b3ab865 100755
--- a/run_electrum
+++ b/run_electrum
@@ -319,6 +319,8 @@ def parse_command_line(simple_parser=False) -> Dict:
         config_options = {key: config_options[key] for key in filter(f, config_options.keys())}
         if config_options.get(SimpleConfig.NETWORK_SERVER.key()):
             config_options[SimpleConfig.NETWORK_AUTO_CONNECT.key()] = False
+        if config_options.get(SimpleConfig.NETWORK_PROXY.key()):
+            config_options[SimpleConfig.NETWORK_PROXY_ENABLED.key()] = True
 
     config_options['cwd'] = cwd = os.getcwd()