diff --git a/tasks/install-redhat.yml b/tasks/install-redhat.yml
index 379e422..8da4aa4 100644
--- a/tasks/install-redhat.yml
+++ b/tasks/install-redhat.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     description: EPEL YUM repo
     baseurl: "{{ nvidia_driver_rhel_epel_repo_baseurl }}"
     gpgkey: "{{ nvidia_driver_rhel_epel_repo_gpgkey }}"
+  environment: "{{proxy_env if proxy_env is defined else {}}}"
 
 - name: install dependencies
   yum: name=dkms
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@
     description: NVIDIA CUDA YUM Repo
     baseurl: "{{ nvidia_driver_rhel_cuda_repo_baseurl }}"
     gpgkey: "{{ nvidia_driver_rhel_cuda_repo_gpgkey }}"
+  environment: "{{proxy_env if proxy_env is defined else {}}}"
 
 - name: install driver packages
   yum:
@@ -22,6 +24,7 @@
     state: "{{ nvidia_driver_package_state }}"
     autoremove: "{{ nvidia_driver_package_state == 'absent' }}"
   register: install_driver
+  environment: "{{proxy_env if proxy_env is defined else {}}}"
 
 # The driver package pulls in the latest kernel-headers package, but not the
 # latest kernel. Check to see if there is a mismatch.
@@ -58,3 +61,4 @@
     state: latest
   register: kernel_update
   when: kernel_version.msg[0].release != kernel_headers_version.msg[0].release
+  environment: "{{proxy_env if proxy_env is defined else {}}}"
diff --git a/tasks/install-ubuntu.yml b/tasks/install-ubuntu.yml
index 301a906..7bc40b4 100644
--- a/tasks/install-ubuntu.yml
+++ b/tasks/install-ubuntu.yml
@@ -16,11 +16,14 @@
   apt_key:
     url: "{{ nvidia_driver_ubuntu_cuda_repo_gpgkey_url }}"
     id: "{{ nvidia_driver_ubuntu_cuda_repo_gpgkey_id }}"
+  environment: "{{proxy_env if proxy_env is defined else {}}}"
+
 
 - name: add repo
   apt_repository:
     repo: "deb {{ nvidia_driver_ubuntu_cuda_repo_baseurl }} /"
     update_cache: yes
+  environment: "{{proxy_env if proxy_env is defined else {}}}"
 
 - name: install driver packages
   apt:
@@ -29,3 +32,4 @@
     autoremove: "{{ nvidia_driver_package_state == 'absent' }}"
     purge: "{{ nvidia_driver_package_state == 'absent' }}"
   register: install_driver
+  environment: "{{proxy_env if proxy_env is defined else {}}}"