diff --git a/roles/network_plugin/cilium/tasks/apply.yml b/roles/network_plugin/cilium/tasks/apply.yml
index b150b3384..822a74fc9 100644
--- a/roles/network_plugin/cilium/tasks/apply.yml
+++ b/roles/network_plugin/cilium/tasks/apply.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     cilium_action: "{{ 'install' if ('release: not found' in cilium_release_info.stderr | default('') or 'release: not found' in cilium_release_info.stdout | default('')) else 'upgrade' }}"
 
 - name: Cilium | Install
+  environment: "{{ proxy_env }}"
   command: "{{ bin_dir }}/cilium {{ cilium_action }} --version {{ cilium_version }} -f {{ kube_config_dir }}/cilium-values.yaml"
   when: inventory_hostname == groups['kube_control_plane'][0]