diff --git a/setup/so-functions b/setup/so-functions
index 9667531d7..355e48fbe 100755
--- a/setup/so-functions
+++ b/setup/so-functions
@@ -1821,7 +1821,7 @@ print_salt_state_apply() {
 
 proxy_validate() {
 	local test_url="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Security-Onion-Solutions/securityonion/master/KEYS"
-	proxy_test_err=$(curl -s "$test_url" --proxy "$so_proxy" 2>&1)
+	proxy_test_err=$(curl -sS "$test_url" --proxy "$so_proxy" 2>&1)
 	local ret=$?
 
 	if [[ $ret != 0 ]]; then