diff --git a/get_youtube_videos/get_youtube_videos.py b/get_youtube_videos/get_youtube_videos.py
index b16e15b..5cda111 100644
--- a/get_youtube_videos/get_youtube_videos.py
+++ b/get_youtube_videos/get_youtube_videos.py
@@ -60,7 +60,10 @@ class GetYoutubeVideos:
             'georestricted_videos': 0,
             'downloaded_videos_titles': [],
         }
-        self.selected_proxy = ''
+        if len(self.config['proxy']) > 0:
+            self.selected_proxy = self.config['proxy'][0]
+        else:
+            self.selected_proxy = ''
         self.proxy_index = 0
         if os.path.exists(self.config['downloaded_database']):
             with open(self.config['downloaded_database'], 'r', encoding='utf-8') as db_file: