diff --git a/pathwaysutils/experimental/shared_pathways_service/isc_pathways.py b/pathwaysutils/experimental/shared_pathways_service/isc_pathways.py
index 9544e00..cf82764 100644
--- a/pathwaysutils/experimental/shared_pathways_service/isc_pathways.py
+++ b/pathwaysutils/experimental/shared_pathways_service/isc_pathways.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 _JAX_PLATFORM_PROXY = "proxy"
 _JAX_BACKEND_TARGET_KEY = "jax_backend_target"
 _JAX_BACKEND_TARGET_HOSTNAME = "grpc://localhost"
+_DEFAULT_PROXY_IMAGE = "us-docker.pkg.dev/cloud-tpu-v2-images/pathways/proxy_server:jax-0.8.0@sha256:5296fa0819d8cbdfbcf951ffca2072128255411557240624ff4011522a6a2abe"
 
 _logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ def _deploy_pathways_proxy_server(
     proxy_job_name: str,
     expected_instances: Mapping[Any, Any],
     gcs_scratch_location: str,
+    proxy_server_image: str,
 ) -> None:
   """Deploys the Pathways proxy pods to the GKE cluster.
 
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ def _deploy_pathways_proxy_server(
     expected_instances: A dictionary mapping instance types to the number of
       instances.
     gcs_scratch_location: The Google Cloud Storage location to use.
+    proxy_server_image: The image to use for the proxy server.
 
   Raises:
     subprocess.CalledProcessError: If the kubectl command fails.
@@ -70,6 +73,7 @@ def _deploy_pathways_proxy_server(
       PATHWAYS_HEAD_PORT=pathways_head_port,
       EXPECTED_INSTANCES=instances_str,
       GCS_SCRATCH_LOCATION=gcs_scratch_location,
+      PROXY_SERVER_IMAGE=proxy_server_image,
   )
 
   _logger.info("Deploying Pathways proxy: %s", proxy_job_name)
@@ -89,6 +93,8 @@ class _ISCPathways:
     pathways_service: The service name and port of the Pathways head pod.
     expected_tpu_instances: A dictionary mapping TPU machine types to the number
       of instances.
+    proxy_job_name: The name to use for the deployed proxy.
+    proxy_server_image: The image to use for the proxy server.
   """
 
   def __init__(
@@ -100,6 +106,7 @@ def __init__(
       pathways_service: str,
       expected_tpu_instances: Mapping[Any, Any],
       proxy_job_name: str | None,
+      proxy_server_image: str,
   ):
     """Initializes the TPU manager."""
     self.cluster = cluster
@@ -115,6 +122,7 @@ def __init__(
     self._proxy_job_name = proxy_job_name or f"isc-proxy-{user}-{suffix}"
     self._port_forward_process = None
     self._proxy_port = None
+    self.proxy_server_image = proxy_server_image
 
   def __repr__(self):
     return (
@@ -133,6 +141,7 @@ def __enter__(self):
           proxy_job_name=self._proxy_job_name,
           expected_instances=self.expected_tpu_instances,
           gcs_scratch_location=self.bucket,
+          proxy_server_image=self.proxy_server_image,
       )
       # Print a link to Cloud Logging
       cloud_logging_link = gke_utils.get_log_link(
@@ -196,6 +205,7 @@ def connect(
     pathways_service: str,
     expected_tpu_instances: Mapping[str, int],
     proxy_job_name: str | None = None,
+    proxy_server_image: str | None = _DEFAULT_PROXY_IMAGE,
 ) -> Iterator["_ISCPathways"]:
   """Connects to a Pathways server if the cluster exists. If not, creates it.
 
@@ -209,6 +219,8 @@ def connect(
       of instances. For example: {"tpuv6e:2x2": 2}
     proxy_job_name: The name to use for the deployed proxy. If not provided, a
       random name will be generated.
+    proxy_server_image: The proxy server image to use. If not provided, a
+      default will be used.
 
   Yields:
     The Pathways manager.
@@ -216,6 +228,7 @@ def connect(
   _logger.info("Validating Pathways service and TPU instances...")
   validators.validate_pathways_service(pathways_service)
   validators.validate_tpu_instances(expected_tpu_instances)
+  validators.validate_proxy_server_image(proxy_server_image)
   _logger.info("Validation complete.")
   gke_utils.fetch_cluster_credentials(
       cluster_name=cluster, project_id=project, location=region
@@ -229,5 +242,6 @@ def connect(
       pathways_service=pathways_service,
       expected_tpu_instances=expected_tpu_instances,
       proxy_job_name=proxy_job_name,
+      proxy_server_image=proxy_server_image,
   ) as t:
     yield t
diff --git a/pathwaysutils/experimental/shared_pathways_service/run_connect_example.py b/pathwaysutils/experimental/shared_pathways_service/run_connect_example.py
index e2092cd..38d4778 100644
--- a/pathwaysutils/experimental/shared_pathways_service/run_connect_example.py
+++ b/pathwaysutils/experimental/shared_pathways_service/run_connect_example.py
@@ -24,6 +24,17 @@
     "tpu_type", "tpuv6e:2x2", "The TPU machine type and topology."
 )
 flags.DEFINE_integer("tpu_count", 1, "The number of TPU slices.")
+flags.DEFINE_string(
+    "proxy_job_name",
+    None,
+    "The name to use for the deployed proxy. If not provided, a random name"
+    " will be generated.",
+)
+flags.DEFINE_string(
+    "proxy_server_image",
+    None,
+    "The proxy server image to use. If not provided, a default will be used.",
+)
 
 flags.mark_flags_as_required([
     "cluster",
@@ -37,6 +48,13 @@
 def main(argv: Sequence[str]) -> None:
   if len(argv) > 1:
     raise app.UsageError("Too many command-line arguments.")
+
+  kwargs = {}
+  if FLAGS.proxy_job_name:
+    kwargs["proxy_job_name"] = FLAGS.proxy_job_name
+  if FLAGS.proxy_server_image:
+    kwargs["proxy_server_image"] = FLAGS.proxy_server_image
+
   with isc_pathways.connect(
       cluster=FLAGS.cluster,
       project=FLAGS.project,
@@ -44,6 +62,7 @@ def main(argv: Sequence[str]) -> None:
       gcs_bucket=FLAGS.gcs_bucket,
       pathways_service=FLAGS.pathways_service,
       expected_tpu_instances={FLAGS.tpu_type: FLAGS.tpu_count},
+      **kwargs,
   ):
     orig_matrix = jnp.zeros(5)
     result_matrix = orig_matrix + 1
diff --git a/pathwaysutils/experimental/shared_pathways_service/validators.py b/pathwaysutils/experimental/shared_pathways_service/validators.py
index 1b7eae6..0276d5a 100644
--- a/pathwaysutils/experimental/shared_pathways_service/validators.py
+++ b/pathwaysutils/experimental/shared_pathways_service/validators.py
@@ -89,3 +89,19 @@ def validate_tpu_instances(expected_tpu_instances: Mapping[Any, Any]) -> None:
 
   inst = next(iter(expected_tpu_instances.keys()))
   _validate_tpu_supported(inst)
+
+
+def validate_proxy_server_image(proxy_server_image: str) -> None:
+  """Validates the proxy server image format."""
+  if not proxy_server_image or not proxy_server_image.strip():
+    raise ValueError("Proxy server image cannot be empty.")
+  if "/" not in proxy_server_image:
+    raise ValueError(
+        f"Proxy server image '{proxy_server_image}' must contain '/', "
+        "separating the registry or namespace from the final image name."
+    )
+  if ":" not in proxy_server_image and "@" not in proxy_server_image:
+    raise ValueError(
+        f"Proxy server image '{proxy_server_image}' must contain a tag with ':'"
+        " or a digest with '@'."
+    )
diff --git a/pathwaysutils/experimental/shared_pathways_service/yamls/pw-proxy.yaml b/pathwaysutils/experimental/shared_pathways_service/yamls/pw-proxy.yaml
index e91c795..a120c23 100644
--- a/pathwaysutils/experimental/shared_pathways_service/yamls/pw-proxy.yaml
+++ b/pathwaysutils/experimental/shared_pathways_service/yamls/pw-proxy.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ spec:
       automountServiceAccountToken: false
       containers:
       - name: pathways-proxy
-        image: us-docker.pkg.dev/cloud-tpu-v2-images/pathways/proxy_server:jax-0.8.0@sha256:5296fa0819d8cbdfbcf951ffca2072128255411557240624ff4011522a6a2abe
+        image: ${PROXY_SERVER_IMAGE}
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         args:
         - --server_port=${PROXY_SERVER_PORT}