diff --git a/inventory/sample/group_vars/all.yml b/inventory/sample/group_vars/all.yml
index 4421f2346..43fa3f456 100644
--- a/inventory/sample/group_vars/all.yml
+++ b/inventory/sample/group_vars/all.yml
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ custom_registries_yaml: |
         password: yourpassword
 
 # Only enable and configure these if you access the internet through a proxy
-http_proxy_configure: false
-http_proxy: "http://proxy.domain.local:3128"
-https_proxy: "http://proxy.domain.local:3128"
-no_proxy: "*.domain.local,127.0.0.0/8,10.0.0.0/8,172.16.0.0/12,192.168.0.0/16"
+# proxy_env:
+#   HTTP_PROXY: "http://proxy.domain.local:3128"
+#   HTTPS_PROXY: "http://proxy.domain.local:3128"
+#   NO_PROXY: "*.domain.local,127.0.0.0/8,10.0.0.0/8,172.16.0.0/12,192.168.0.0/16"
diff --git a/roles/k3s_agent/tasks/main.yml b/roles/k3s_agent/tasks/main.yml
index 4b9d5e1d0..395c1ac0e 100644
--- a/roles/k3s_agent/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/k3s_agent/tasks/main.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 - name: Deploy K3s http_proxy conf
   include_tasks: http_proxy.yml
-  when: http_proxy_configure | default(false)
+  when: proxy_env is defined
 
 - name: Copy K3s service file
   template:
diff --git a/roles/k3s_agent/templates/http_proxy.conf.j2 b/roles/k3s_agent/templates/http_proxy.conf.j2
index 1123a920e..6591d45ea 100644
--- a/roles/k3s_agent/templates/http_proxy.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/k3s_agent/templates/http_proxy.conf.j2
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [Service]
-Environment=HTTP_PROXY={{ http_proxy }}
-Environment=HTTPS_PROXY={{ https_proxy }}
-Environment=NO_PROXY={{ no_proxy }}
+Environment=HTTP_PROXY={{ proxy_env.HTTP_PROXY }}
+Environment=HTTPS_PROXY={{ proxy_env.HTTPS_PROXY }}
+Environment=NO_PROXY={{ proxy_env.NO_PROXY }}
diff --git a/roles/k3s_server/tasks/main.yml b/roles/k3s_server/tasks/main.yml
index 1d2b4bc45..030dc223b 100644
--- a/roles/k3s_server/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/k3s_server/tasks/main.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 - name: Deploy K3s http_proxy conf
   include_tasks: http_proxy.yml
-  when: http_proxy_configure | default(false)
+  when: proxy_env is defined
 
 - name: Deploy vip manifest
   include_tasks: vip.yml
diff --git a/roles/k3s_server/templates/http_proxy.conf.j2 b/roles/k3s_server/templates/http_proxy.conf.j2
index 1123a920e..6591d45ea 100644
--- a/roles/k3s_server/templates/http_proxy.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/k3s_server/templates/http_proxy.conf.j2
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [Service]
-Environment=HTTP_PROXY={{ http_proxy }}
-Environment=HTTPS_PROXY={{ https_proxy }}
-Environment=NO_PROXY={{ no_proxy }}
+Environment=HTTP_PROXY={{ proxy_env.HTTP_PROXY }}
+Environment=HTTPS_PROXY={{ proxy_env.HTTPS_PROXY }}
+Environment=NO_PROXY={{ proxy_env.NO_PROXY }}
diff --git a/roles/reset/tasks/main.yml b/roles/reset/tasks/main.yml
index a40631dac..d75c9ffca 100644
--- a/roles/reset/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/reset/tasks/main.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
   with_items:
     - "{{ systemd_dir }}/k3s.service.d"
     - "{{ systemd_dir }}/k3s-node.service.d"
-  when: http_proxy_configure | default(false)
+  when: proxy_env is defined
 
 - name: Reload daemon_reload
   systemd:
diff --git a/site.yml b/site.yml
index 19e212f15..6dde6b1ac 100644
--- a/site.yml
+++ b/site.yml
@@ -3,10 +3,7 @@
   hosts: proxmox
   gather_facts: true
   become: yes
-  environment:
-    HTTP_PROXY: "{{ http_proxy | default('') }}"
-    HTTPS_PROXY: "{{ https_proxy | default('') }}"
-    NO_PROXY: "{{ no_proxy | default('') }}"
+  environment: "{{ proxy_env | default({}) }}"
   roles:
     - role: proxmox_lxc
       when: proxmox_lxc_configure
@@ -14,10 +11,7 @@
 - name: Prepare k3s nodes
   hosts: k3s_cluster
   gather_facts: yes
-  environment:
-    HTTP_PROXY: "{{ http_proxy | default('') }}"
-    HTTPS_PROXY: "{{ https_proxy | default('') }}"
-    NO_PROXY: "{{ no_proxy | default('') }}"
+  environment: "{{ proxy_env | default({}) }}"
   roles:
     - role: lxc
       become: true
@@ -34,30 +28,21 @@
 
 - name: Setup k3s servers
   hosts: master
-  environment:
-    HTTP_PROXY: "{{ http_proxy | default('') }}"
-    HTTPS_PROXY: "{{ https_proxy | default('') }}"
-    NO_PROXY: "{{ no_proxy | default('') }}"
+  environment: "{{ proxy_env | default({}) }}"
   roles:
     - role: k3s_server
       become: true
 
 - name: Setup k3s agents
   hosts: node
-  environment:
-    HTTP_PROXY: "{{ http_proxy | default('') }}"
-    HTTPS_PROXY: "{{ https_proxy | default('') }}"
-    NO_PROXY: "{{ no_proxy | default('') }}"
+  environment: "{{ proxy_env | default({}) }}"
   roles:
     - role: k3s_agent
       become: true
 
 - name: Configure k3s cluster
   hosts: master
-  environment:
-    HTTP_PROXY: "{{ http_proxy | default('') }}"
-    HTTPS_PROXY: "{{ https_proxy | default('') }}"
-    NO_PROXY: "{{ no_proxy | default('') }}"
+  environment: "{{ proxy_env | default({}) }}"
   roles:
     - role: k3s_server_post
       become: true