diff --git a/wget.js b/wget.js
index fade3e4..1830683 100644
--- a/wget.js
+++ b/wget.js
@@ -9,9 +9,19 @@ function wget(uri, callback) {
     var options = url.parse(uri);
     var paths = options.pathname.split('/');
     var filename = paths[paths.length - 1];
+    var proxy;
+    var proto = options.protocol.slice(0,-1);
+    if(process.env[proto+'_proxy']) {
+      proxy = url.parse(process.env[proto+'_proxy']);
+    }
+    if(proxy) {
+      proxy.path = proxy.pathname = options.protocol+'//'+options.host+options.pathname;
+      options = proxy;
+      proto = options.protocol.slice(0,-1);
+    }
     console.log(filename);
 
-    var http = require(uri.indexOf('https') === 0 ? 'https' : 'http');
+    var http = require(proto);
 
     var req = http.get(options, function (res) {
         if (res.statusCode === 302 || res.statusCode === 301) {