diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5a3c24b45d..f630ed2dbe 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -94,14 +94,14 @@
     <indyModelVersion>1.5</indyModelVersion>
     <indyClientVersion>3.4.0-SNAPSHOT</indyClientVersion>
     <atlasVersion>1.1.1</atlasVersion>
-    <galleyVersion>1.16</galleyVersion>
+    <galleyVersion>1.17-SNAPSHOT</galleyVersion>
     <weftVersion>1.24</weftVersion>
     <webdavVersion>3.2.1</webdavVersion>
     <!-- TODO: partyline is still needed for standalone mode, may be removed in future -->
     <partylineVersion>1.16</partylineVersion>
     <kojijiVersion>2.13</kojijiVersion>
     <rwxVersion>2.3</rwxVersion>
-    <jhttpcVersion>1.12</jhttpcVersion>
+    <jhttpcVersion>1.14-SNAPSHOT</jhttpcVersion>
     <httpTestserverVersion>1.5.1</httpTestserverVersion>
     <propulsorVersion>1.5</propulsorVersion>
     <auditQueryVersion>0.13.1</auditQueryVersion>
diff --git a/subsys/groovy/src/test/java/org/commonjava/indy/subsys/template/fixture/TestProvider.java b/subsys/groovy/src/test/java/org/commonjava/indy/subsys/template/fixture/TestProvider.java
index 8b2f5bb656..c931eeb7ea 100644
--- a/subsys/groovy/src/test/java/org/commonjava/indy/subsys/template/fixture/TestProvider.java
+++ b/subsys/groovy/src/test/java/org/commonjava/indy/subsys/template/fixture/TestProvider.java
@@ -21,14 +21,12 @@
 import org.commonjava.indy.action.UserLifecycleManager;
 import org.commonjava.indy.action.fixture.AlternativeUserLifecycleManager;
 import org.commonjava.indy.content.IndyPathGenerator;
-import org.commonjava.indy.data.ArtifactStoreValidateData;
 import org.commonjava.indy.data.NoOpStoreEventDispatcher;
 import org.commonjava.indy.data.StoreDataManager;
 import org.commonjava.indy.data.StoreEventDispatcher;
 import org.commonjava.indy.data.StoreValidator;
 import org.commonjava.indy.db.common.inject.Standalone;
 import org.commonjava.indy.mem.data.MemoryStoreDataManager;
-import org.commonjava.indy.model.core.ArtifactStore;
 import org.commonjava.indy.model.core.io.IndyObjectMapper;
 import org.commonjava.maven.galley.cache.FileCacheProvider;
 import org.commonjava.maven.galley.config.TransportManagerConfig;
@@ -40,13 +38,12 @@
 import org.commonjava.maven.galley.spi.event.FileEventManager;
 import org.commonjava.maven.galley.spi.nfc.NotFoundCache;
 import org.commonjava.maven.galley.transport.htcli.conf.GlobalHttpConfiguration;
-import org.commonjava.o11yphant.metrics.sli.GoldenSignalsMetricSet;
-import org.commonjava.o11yphant.trace.TracerConfiguration;
 import org.junit.rules.TemporaryFolder;
 
 import javax.annotation.PostConstruct;
 import javax.annotation.PreDestroy;
 import javax.enterprise.context.ApplicationScoped;
+import javax.enterprise.inject.Alternative;
 import javax.enterprise.inject.Default;
 import javax.enterprise.inject.Produces;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
@@ -190,6 +187,7 @@ public WeftConfig getWeftConfig()
     }
 
     @Produces
+    @Alternative
     public GlobalHttpConfiguration getGlobalHttpConfiguration()
     {
         return globalHttpConfiguration;
diff --git a/subsys/http/src/main/java/org/commonjava/indy/subsys/http/IndyGlobalHttpConfigurationProducer.java b/subsys/http/src/main/java/org/commonjava/indy/subsys/http/IndyGlobalHttpConfigurationProducer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fea030654d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subsys/http/src/main/java/org/commonjava/indy/subsys/http/IndyGlobalHttpConfigurationProducer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+package org.commonjava.indy.subsys.http;
+
+import org.commonjava.indy.subsys.http.conf.IndyHttpConfig;
+import org.commonjava.indy.subsys.http.util.IndySiteConfigLookup;
+import org.commonjava.maven.galley.transport.htcli.conf.GlobalHttpConfiguration;
+import org.commonjava.maven.galley.transport.htcli.conf.ProxyConfig;
+import org.commonjava.util.jhttpc.model.SiteConfig;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import javax.enterprise.context.ApplicationScoped;
+import javax.enterprise.inject.Default;
+import javax.enterprise.inject.Produces;
+import javax.inject.Inject;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import static org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils.isNotBlank;
+import static org.commonjava.indy.subsys.http.conf.IndyHttpConfig.DEFAULT_SITE;
+
+@ApplicationScoped
+public class IndyGlobalHttpConfigurationProducer
+{
+    private final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger( getClass() );
+
+    @Inject
+    private IndyHttpConfig config;
+
+    @Inject
+    private IndySiteConfigLookup siteConfigLookup;
+
+    private GlobalHttpConfiguration globalHttpConfiguration;
+
+    private SiteConfig defaultSiteConfig;
+
+    @Produces
+    @Default
+    public GlobalHttpConfiguration getGlobalHttpConfiguration()
+    {
+        defaultSiteConfig = siteConfigLookup.lookup( DEFAULT_SITE );
+        if ( defaultSiteConfig != null && defaultSiteConfig.getProxyHost() != null )
+        {
+            setUpGlobalHttpConfiguration();
+        }
+        return globalHttpConfiguration;
+    }
+
+    private void setUpGlobalHttpConfiguration()
+    {
+        logger.info( "Setup global http configuration" );
+        final String allowTypes = defaultSiteConfig.getProxyAllowHttpJobTypes();
+        final List<String> list = new ArrayList<>();
+        if ( isNotBlank( allowTypes ) )
+        {
+            String[] toks = allowTypes.split( "," );
+            for ( String s : toks )
+            {
+                s = s.trim();
+                if ( isNotBlank( s ) )
+                {
+                    list.add( s );
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        ProxyConfig proxyConfig = new ProxyConfig()
+        {
+            @Override
+            public String getHost()
+            {
+                return defaultSiteConfig.getProxyHost();
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public int getPort()
+            {
+                return defaultSiteConfig.getProxyPort();
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public String getUser()
+            {
+                return defaultSiteConfig.getProxyUser();
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public List<String> getAllowHttpJobTypes()
+            {
+                return list;
+            }
+        };
+        globalHttpConfiguration = new GlobalHttpConfiguration( proxyConfig );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/subsys/http/src/main/java/org/commonjava/indy/subsys/http/conf/IndyHttpConfig.java b/subsys/http/src/main/java/org/commonjava/indy/subsys/http/conf/IndyHttpConfig.java
index a078fe9553..c5af5a5a30 100644
--- a/subsys/http/src/main/java/org/commonjava/indy/subsys/http/conf/IndyHttpConfig.java
+++ b/subsys/http/src/main/java/org/commonjava/indy/subsys/http/conf/IndyHttpConfig.java
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ public class IndyHttpConfig
 
     public static final String PROXY_USER = "proxy.user";
 
+    public static final String PROXY_ALLOW_HTTP_JOB_TYPES = "proxy.allow.http.job.types";
+
     public static final String TRUST_TYPE = "trust.type";
 
     public static final String KEY_CERT_PEM = "key.cert.pem";
@@ -102,6 +104,7 @@ public void sectionComplete( String name ) throws ConfigurationException
                 case PROXY_HOST:
                 case PROXY_PORT:
                 case PROXY_USER:
+                case PROXY_ALLOW_HTTP_JOB_TYPES:
                 case TRUST_TYPE:
                 case KEY_CERT_PEM:
                 case KEY_CERT_PEM_PATH:
@@ -221,6 +224,9 @@ private void withEntry( SiteConfigBuilder siteConfigBuilder, String realKey, Str
             case PROXY_USER:
                 siteConfigBuilder.withProxyUser( value );
                 break;
+            case PROXY_ALLOW_HTTP_JOB_TYPES:
+                siteConfigBuilder.withProxyAllowHttpJobTypes( value );
+                break;
             case TRUST_TYPE:
                 siteConfigBuilder.withTrustType( SiteTrustType.getType( value ) );
                 break;
diff --git a/subsys/http/src/main/resources/default-http.conf b/subsys/http/src/main/resources/default-http.conf
index 2ae23ce0eb..4bb0981387 100644
--- a/subsys/http/src/main/resources/default-http.conf
+++ b/subsys/http/src/main/resources/default-http.conf
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
 
 ## Proxy settings
 #proxy.host=http://myproxy.com
-#proxy.port=8001
+#proxy.port=3128
+#proxy.allow.http.job.types=download,existence,listing
 #proxy.user=proxy-user
 
 ## Trust type. Value could be either default or self-signed