diff --git a/setup/so-whiptail b/setup/so-whiptail
index 9753cc290..a0425b5af 100755
--- a/setup/so-whiptail
+++ b/setup/so-whiptail
@@ -1232,7 +1232,7 @@ whiptail_patch_schedule_select_hours() {
 whiptail_proxy_ask() {
 	[ -n "$TESTING" ] && return
 
-	whiptail --title "Security Onion Setup" --yesno "Do you want to set a proxy server for this installation?" 7 60
+	whiptail --title "Security Onion Setup" --yesno "Do you want to set a proxy server for this installation?" 7 60 --defaultno
 }
 
 whiptail_proxy_addr() {