diff --git a/client/client_connect.go b/client/client_connect.go
index 8841d0c..884c764 100644
--- a/client/client_connect.go
+++ b/client/client_connect.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func (c *Client) connectionLoop(ctx context.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-//connectionOnce connects to the chisel server and blocks
+// connectionOnce connects to the chisel server and blocks
 func (c *Client) connectionOnce(ctx context.Context) (connected bool, err error) {
 	//already closed?
 	select {
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ func (c *Client) connectionOnce(ctx context.Context) (connected bool, err error)
 		TLSClientConfig:  c.tlsConfig,
 		ReadBufferSize:   settings.EnvInt("WS_BUFF_SIZE", 0),
 		WriteBufferSize:  settings.EnvInt("WS_BUFF_SIZE", 0),
+		NetDialContext:   c.config.DialContext,
 	}
 	//optional proxy
 	if p := c.proxyURL; p != nil {