diff --git a/config.yaml.example b/config.yaml.example
index af66817..a82b3f1 100644
--- a/config.yaml.example
+++ b/config.yaml.example
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 bot:
+  socks_proxy:
+      host: 0.0.0.0:9996
+      username: test
+      password: username
+  tor_proxy:
+      host: 0.0.0.0:9050
   http_proxy: ""
   lnurl_public_host_name: "mylnurl.com"
   lnurl_server: "https://mylnurl.com"
diff --git a/internal/config.go b/internal/config.go
index debf517..c54b113 100644
--- a/internal/config.go
+++ b/internal/config.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ type SocksConfiguration struct {
 }
 
 type BotConfiguration struct {
-	HttpProxy      string              `yaml:"http_proxy"`
 	SocksProxy     *SocksConfiguration `yaml:"socks_proxy,omitempty"`
 	TorProxy       *SocksConfiguration `yaml:"tor_proxy,omitempty"`
 	LNURLServer    string              `yaml:"lnurl_server"`
diff --git a/internal/network/http.go b/internal/network/http.go
index 2aa58e4..0b82555 100644
--- a/internal/network/http.go
+++ b/internal/network/http.go
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ func GetClient(clientType ClientType) (*http.Client, error) {
 	default:
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("[GetClient] invalid clientType")
 	}
+	if cfg == nil {
+		return &client, nil
+	}
 	proxyURL, _ := url.Parse(cfg.Host)
 	specialTransport := &http.Transport{}
 	specialTransport.Proxy = http.ProxyURL(proxyURL)