diff --git a/src/runner.py b/src/runner.py
index 24bfe6663..2815b1188 100644
--- a/src/runner.py
+++ b/src/runner.py
@@ -636,13 +636,13 @@ def _wget_install(self, executables: Iterable[WgetExecutable]) -> None:
             executable_path = f"/usr/bin/{executable.cmd}"
             logger.info("Downloading %s via wget to %s...", executable.url, executable_path)
             wget_cmd = ["/usr/bin/wget", executable.url, "-O", executable_path]
-            if self.config.proxies["http"] or self.config.proxies["https"]:
+            if self.config.proxies.get("http", None) or self.config.proxies.get("https", None):
                 wget_cmd += ["-e", "use_proxy=on"]
-            if self.config.proxies["http"]:
+            if self.config.proxies.get("http", None):
                 wget_cmd += ["-e", f"http_proxy={self.config.proxies['http']}"]
-            if self.config.proxies["https"]:
+            if self.config.proxies.get("https", None):
                 wget_cmd += ["-e", f"https_proxy={self.config.proxies['https']}"]
-            if self.config.proxies["no_proxy"]:
+            if self.config.proxies.get("no_proxy", None):
                 wget_cmd += ["-e", f"no_proxy={self.config.proxies['no_proxy']}"]
             self.instance.execute(wget_cmd)
             self.instance.execute(["/usr/bin/chmod", "+x", executable_path])