diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/openshift-qe/orion/openshift-qe-orion-commands.sh b/ci-operator/step-registry/openshift-qe/orion/openshift-qe-orion-commands.sh
index 5fb8a93d8f062..a405b14c4bc28 100755
--- a/ci-operator/step-registry/openshift-qe/orion/openshift-qe-orion-commands.sh
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/openshift-qe/orion/openshift-qe-orion-commands.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ if [ ${RUN_ORION} == false ]; then
   exit 0
 fi
 
+if [[ -f "${SHARED_DIR}/proxy-conf.sh" ]]; then
+    source "${SHARED_DIR}/proxy-conf.sh"
+fi
+
 # UDN density: auto-select ORION_CONFIG based on worker count and L2/L3 mode
 if [[ -n "${ENABLE_LAYER_3:-}" ]]; then
     # Get current worker count (excluding infra and workload nodes)