diff --git a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/BuildScript.kt b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/BuildScript.kt
index ec38dab1..e1f4405f 100644
--- a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/BuildScript.kt
+++ b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/BuildScript.kt
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ import com.beust.kobalt.api.Kobalt
 import com.beust.kobalt.api.annotation.Directive
 import com.beust.kobalt.maven.DependencyManager
 import com.beust.kobalt.maven.dependency.FileDependency
+import org.eclipse.aether.repository.Proxy
 import java.io.File
+import java.net.InetSocketAddress
 
 @Directive
 fun homeDir(vararg dirs: String) : String = SystemProperties.homeDir +
@@ -30,7 +32,11 @@ fun plugins(vararg dependencies : String) {
     }
 }
 
-data class ProxyConfig(var host: String = "", var port: Int = 0, val type: String = "")
+data class ProxyConfig(var host: String = "", var port: Int = 0, val type: String = "") {
+    fun toProxy() = java.net.Proxy(java.net.Proxy.Type.HTTP, InetSocketAddress(host, port))
+
+    fun toAetherProxy() = Proxy(type, host, port) // TODO make support for proxy auth
+}
 
 data class HostConfig(var url: String = "", var username: String? = null, var password: String? = null) {
     fun hasAuth() : Boolean {
diff --git a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/internal/KobaltSettingsXml.kt b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/internal/KobaltSettingsXml.kt
index 7233bc59..7bc02011 100644
--- a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/internal/KobaltSettingsXml.kt
+++ b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/internal/KobaltSettingsXml.kt
@@ -6,10 +6,8 @@ import com.beust.kobalt.misc.KFiles
 import com.beust.kobalt.misc.log
 import com.google.inject.Inject
 import com.google.inject.Singleton
-import org.eclipse.aether.repository.Proxy
 import java.io.File
 import java.io.FileInputStream
-import java.net.InetSocketAddress
 import javax.xml.bind.JAXBContext
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlElement
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRootElement
@@ -63,23 +61,18 @@ class KobaltSettings @Inject constructor(val xmlFile: KobaltSettingsXml) {
 
     val defaultRepos = xmlFile.defaultRepos?.repo
 
-    val proxy = xmlFile.proxy
+    val proxyConfig = with(xmlFile.proxy) {
+        fun toIntOr(s: String, defaultValue: Int) = try {   //TODO can be extracted to some global Utils
+            s.toInt()
+        } catch(e: NumberFormatException) {
+            defaultValue
+        }
 
-
-    val proxyConfig = with(proxy) {
         if (this != null) {
-            com.beust.kobalt.ProxyConfig(host, port.toIntOr(0), type)
+            ProxyConfig(host, toIntOr(port, 0), type)
         } else null
     }
 
-    fun String.toIntOr(defaultValue: Int) = try {   //TODO can be extracted to some global Utils
-        toInt()
-    } catch(e: NumberFormatException) {
-        defaultValue
-    }
-
-
-
     var kobaltCompilerVersion = xmlFile.kobaltCompilerVersion
     var kobaltCompilerRepo = xmlFile.kobaltCompilerRepo
 
@@ -104,9 +97,3 @@ class KobaltSettings @Inject constructor(val xmlFile: KobaltSettingsXml) {
     }
 
 }
-
-fun ProxyConfig?.toProxy() = if (this != null) {
-    java.net.Proxy(java.net.Proxy.Type.HTTP, InetSocketAddress(host, port))
-} else null
-
-fun ProxyConfig?.toAetherProxy() = if (this != null) Proxy(type, host, port) else null //TODO make support for proxy auth
diff --git a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/maven/Http.kt b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/maven/Http.kt
index 7df67bcc..72feefc3 100644
--- a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/maven/Http.kt
+++ b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/maven/Http.kt
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package com.beust.kobalt.maven
 
 import com.beust.kobalt.KobaltException
 import com.beust.kobalt.internal.KobaltSettings
-import com.beust.kobalt.internal.toProxy
 import com.beust.kobalt.misc.CountingFileRequestBody
 import com.beust.kobalt.misc.log
 import com.google.inject.Inject
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@ class Http @Inject constructor(val settings:KobaltSettings) {
     }
 
     fun get(user: String?, password: String?, url: String) : Response {
-        val client = OkHttpClient.Builder().proxy(settings.proxyConfig.toProxy()).build()
+        val client = OkHttpClient.Builder().proxy(settings.proxyConfig?.toProxy()).build()
         val request = Request.Builder().url(url)
         if (user != null) {
             request.header("Authorization", Credentials.basic(user, password))
@@ -76,7 +75,7 @@ class Http @Inject constructor(val settings:KobaltSettings) {
             .build()
 
         log(2, "Uploading $file to $url")
-        val response = OkHttpClient.Builder().proxy(settings.proxyConfig.toProxy()).build().newCall(request).execute()
+        val response = OkHttpClient.Builder().proxy(settings.proxyConfig?.toProxy()).build().newCall(request).execute()
         if (! response.isSuccessful) {
             error(response)
         } else {
diff --git a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/maven/aether/Aether.kt b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/maven/aether/Aether.kt
index 1c24328c..15268130 100644
--- a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/maven/aether/Aether.kt
+++ b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/maven/aether/Aether.kt
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import com.beust.kobalt.api.Kobalt
 import com.beust.kobalt.homeDir
 import com.beust.kobalt.internal.KobaltSettings
 import com.beust.kobalt.internal.KobaltSettingsXml
-import com.beust.kobalt.internal.toAetherProxy
 import com.beust.kobalt.maven.CompletedFuture
 import com.beust.kobalt.maven.MavenId
 import com.beust.kobalt.misc.KobaltLogger
@@ -81,7 +80,7 @@ class Aether(val localRepo: File, val settings: KobaltSettings) {
     private val kobaltRepositories : List<RemoteRepository>
             get() = Kobalt.repos.map {
                 RemoteRepository.Builder("maven", "default", it.url)
-                        .setProxy(settings.proxyConfig.toAetherProxy())
+                        .setProxy(settings.proxyConfig?.toAetherProxy())
 //                    .setSnapshotPolicy(RepositoryPolicy(false, null, null))
                     .build()
             }
diff --git a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/misc/GithubApi2.kt b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/misc/GithubApi2.kt
index 6f8c427f..b4bf9018 100644
--- a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/misc/GithubApi2.kt
+++ b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/misc/GithubApi2.kt
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package com.beust.kobalt.misc
 import com.beust.kobalt.KobaltException
 import com.beust.kobalt.internal.DocUrl
 import com.beust.kobalt.internal.KobaltSettings
-import com.beust.kobalt.internal.toProxy
 import com.beust.kobalt.maven.Http
 import com.google.gson.Gson
 import com.google.gson.annotations.SerializedName
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@ class GithubApi2 @Inject constructor(
     // Read only Api
     //
     private val service = Retrofit.Builder()
-            .client(OkHttpClient.Builder().proxy(settings.proxyConfig.toProxy()).build())
+            .client(OkHttpClient.Builder().proxy(settings.proxyConfig?.toProxy()).build())
             .baseUrl("https://api.github.com")
             .addConverterFactory(GsonConverterFactory.create())
             .build()