From d31a2ae20449e0f19f30f0508d9a42c89eef5d4a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: rcholic <ivytony@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2025 17:34:24 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] proxy fix

---
 src/browser.ts | 6 ++++--
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/browser.ts b/src/browser.ts
index a186f9cc..b0889015 100644
--- a/src/browser.ts
+++ b/src/browser.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@ export class SentienceBrowser {
     }
 
     // Support proxy from parameter or environment variable
-    this._proxy = proxy || process.env.SENTIENCE_PROXY;
+    // Only use env var if it's a valid non-empty string
+    const envProxy = process.env.SENTIENCE_PROXY;
+    this._proxy = proxy || (envProxy && envProxy.trim() ? envProxy : undefined);
 
     // Auth injection support
     this._userDataDir = userDataDir;
@@ -512,7 +514,7 @@ export class SentienceBrowser {
    * @returns Playwright proxy object or undefined if invalid
    */
   private parseProxy(proxyString?: string): { server: string; username?: string; password?: string } | undefined {
-    if (!proxyString) {
+    if (!proxyString || !proxyString.trim()) {
       return undefined;
     }