diff --git a/onos-setup.sh b/onos-setup.sh
index 7bec120..0e569b2 100644
--- a/onos-setup.sh
+++ b/onos-setup.sh
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@
 sudo chmod 777 ${USER_HOME}/reset-to-3.sh
 
 sudo apt-get clean
+sudo rm /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/02proxy
 
 # ------------- Set up each tutorial -------------
 
diff --git a/vm-setup.sh b/vm-setup.sh
index 6e691b7..76dfd19 100644
--- a/vm-setup.sh
+++ b/vm-setup.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 # This script sets up the VM ready to run ONOS and tutorials, including installing an LXC cluster
 # for ONOS to run in.
 
+sudo sh -c 'echo "Acquire::http { Proxy \"http://10.0.2.2:3142\"; };" > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/02proxy'
+
 sudo apt-get update
 
 sudo apt-get install -y git openjdk-8-jdk maven unzip curl wget lxc virtualbox-guest-utils wireshark quagga erlang make gcc autoconf openssl libssl0.9.8 libssl-dev libncurses5 libncurses5-dev