diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/network/servent.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/network/servent.cpp
index 285811780..d483610a9 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/network/servent.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/network/servent.cpp
@@ -18,18 +18,18 @@
 
 #include "servent.h"
 
-#include <QCoreApplication>
-#include <QMutexLocker>
-#include <QNetworkInterface>
-#include <QFile>
-#include <QThread>
-#include <QNetworkProxy>
-#include <QNetworkRequest>
-#include <QNetworkReply>
+#include <QtCore/QCoreApplication>
+#include <QtCore/QMutexLocker>
+#include <QtNetwork/QNetworkInterface>
+#include <QtCore/QFile>
+#include <QtCore/QThread>
+#include <QtNetwork/QNetworkProxy>
+#include <QtNetwork/QNetworkRequest>
+#include <QtNetwork/QNetworkReply>
 
 #ifndef ENABLE_HEADLESS
-    #include <QPushButton>
-    #include <QMessageBox>
+    #include <QtGui/QPushButton>
+    #include <QtGui/QMessageBox>
 #endif
 
 #include "result.h"
@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@ Servent::Servent( QObject* parent )
 
     new ACLSystem( this );
 
-    setProxy( QNetworkProxy::NoProxy );
+    // Don't use system default proxy, so if SOCKS 5 specified, use that, otherwise set no proxy
+    if ( TomahawkSettings::instance()->proxyHost().isEmpty() )
+        setProxy( QNetworkProxy::NoProxy );
 
     {
     boost::function<QSharedPointer<QIODevice>(result_ptr)> fac =
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/network/servent.h b/src/libtomahawk/network/servent.h
index 1dfa6730e..f344c348a 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/network/servent.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/network/servent.h
@@ -22,15 +22,15 @@
 // time before new connection terminates if no auth received
 #define AUTH_TIMEOUT 180000
 
-#include <QObject>
-#include <QTcpServer>
-#include <QHostInfo>
-#include <QMap>
-#include <QMutex>
-#include <QSharedPointer>
-#include <QTcpSocket>
-#include <QTimer>
-#include <QPointer>
+#include <QtCore/QObject>
+#include <QtCore/QMap>
+#include <QtCore/QMutex>
+#include <QtCore/QSharedPointer>
+#include <QtCore/QTimer>
+#include <QtCore/QPointer>
+#include <QtNetwork/QTcpServer>
+#include <QtNetwork/QTcpSocket>
+#include <QtNetwork/QHostInfo>
 
 #include <qjson/parser.h>
 #include <qjson/serializer.h>
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/utils/tomahawkutils.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/utils/tomahawkutils.cpp
index 2040f420f..f77e9e312 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/utils/tomahawkutils.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/utils/tomahawkutils.cpp
@@ -487,8 +487,10 @@ NetworkProxyFactory::NetworkProxyFactory( const NetworkProxyFactory& other )
 QList< QNetworkProxy >
 NetworkProxyFactory::proxyForQuery( const QNetworkProxyQuery& query )
 {
+    tDebug() << Q_FUNC_INFO;
     TomahawkUtils::NetworkProxyFactory* proxyFactory = TomahawkUtils::proxyFactory();
     QList< QNetworkProxy > proxies = proxyFactory->queryProxy( query );
+    tDebug() << Q_FUNC_INFO << " proxies size = " << proxies.size();
     return proxies;
 }
 
@@ -496,6 +498,7 @@ NetworkProxyFactory::proxyForQuery( const QNetworkProxyQuery& query )
 QList< QNetworkProxy >
 NetworkProxyFactory::queryProxy( const QNetworkProxyQuery& query )
 {
+    tDebug() << Q_FUNC_INFO << "query.peerHostName() = " << query.peerHostName() << ", m_noProxyHosts = " << m_noProxyHosts;
     QList< QNetworkProxy > proxies;
     QString hostname = query.peerHostName();
     if ( hostname.isEmpty() || m_noProxyHosts.contains( hostname ) )
@@ -503,6 +506,7 @@ NetworkProxyFactory::queryProxy( const QNetworkProxyQuery& query )
     else
         proxies << m_proxy << QNetworkProxy( QNetworkProxy::NoProxy ) << QNetworkProxy( QNetworkProxy::DefaultProxy );
 
+    tDebug() << Q_FUNC_INFO << " proxies size = " << proxies.size();
     return proxies;
 }
 
@@ -608,6 +612,7 @@ setProxyFactory( NetworkProxyFactory* factory, bool noMutexLocker )
                 *currFactory = *factory;
             }
         }
+        QNetworkProxyFactory::setApplicationProxyFactory( factory );
     }
 
     *s_threadProxyFactoryHash[ QThread::currentThread() ] = *factory;