diff --git a/websurfx/config.lua b/websurfx/config.lua
index 67f4ca0..8dd7a40 100644
--- a/websurfx/config.lua
+++ b/websurfx/config.lua
@@ -76,4 +76,4 @@ upstream_search_engines = {
     Bing = false,
 } -- select the upstream search engines from which the results should be fetched.
 
-proxy = "" -- Proxy to send outgoing requests through. Set to empty string to disable.
\ No newline at end of file
+proxy = nil -- Proxy to send outgoing requests through. Set to nil to disable.
\ No newline at end of file