diff --git a/x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/stack_connectors/server/connector_types/openai/openai.ts b/x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/stack_connectors/server/connector_types/openai/openai.ts
index 4772beea82be..bd12a4db6642 100644
--- a/x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/stack_connectors/server/connector_types/openai/openai.ts
+++ b/x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/stack_connectors/server/connector_types/openai/openai.ts
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ export class OpenAIConnector extends SubActionConnector<Config, Secrets> {
       this.url
     );
 
+    const isHttps = (this.configurationUtilities.getProxySettings()?.proxyUrl ?? this.url)
+      .toLowerCase()
+      .startsWith('https');
+
     this.openAI =
       this.config.apiProvider === OpenAiProviderType.AzureAi
         ? new OpenAI({
@@ -91,7 +95,7 @@ export class OpenAIConnector extends SubActionConnector<Config, Secrets> {
               ...this.headers,
               'api-key': this.secrets.apiKey,
             },
-            httpAgent: httpsAgent ?? httpAgent,
+            httpAgent: isHttps ? httpsAgent : httpAgent,
           })
         : new OpenAI({
             baseURL: removeEndpointFromUrl(this.config.apiUrl),
@@ -99,7 +103,7 @@ export class OpenAIConnector extends SubActionConnector<Config, Secrets> {
             defaultHeaders: {
               ...this.headers,
             },
-            httpAgent: httpsAgent ?? httpAgent,
+            httpAgent: isHttps ? httpsAgent : httpAgent,
           });
 
     this.registerSubActions();