diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/components/settings/Proxy.vue b/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/components/settings/Proxy.vue
index f1ee95bf..a0de5a4c 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/components/settings/Proxy.vue
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/components/settings/Proxy.vue
@@ -56,12 +56,14 @@ const currentUser = useReadonlyStream(
   platform.auth.getCurrentUser()
 )
 
-watch(currentUser, async () => {
-  if (!currentUser.value) {
-    PROXY_URL.value = await getDefaultProxyUrl()
+watch(
+  () => currentUser.value,
+  async () => {
+    if (!currentUser.value) {
+      PROXY_URL.value = await getDefaultProxyUrl()
+    }
   }
-})
-
+)
 const proxyEnabled = computed(
   () =>
     interceptorService.currentInterceptorID.value ===
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/helpers/strategies/AxiosStrategy.ts b/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/helpers/strategies/AxiosStrategy.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 18bf22f3..00000000
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/helpers/strategies/AxiosStrategy.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,166 +0,0 @@
-import axios, { AxiosRequestConfig } from "axios"
-import { v4 } from "uuid"
-import { pipe } from "fp-ts/function"
-import * as TE from "fp-ts/TaskEither"
-import { cloneDeep } from "lodash-es"
-import { NetworkResponse, NetworkStrategy } from "../network"
-import { decodeB64StringToArrayBuffer } from "../utils/b64"
-import { settingsStore } from "~/newstore/settings"
-import { getDefaultProxyUrl } from "../proxyUrl"
-
-let cancelSource = axios.CancelToken.source()
-
-type ProxyHeaders = {
-  "multipart-part-key"?: string
-}
-
-type ProxyPayloadType = FormData | (AxiosRequestConfig & { wantsBinary: true })
-
-export const cancelRunningAxiosRequest = () => {
-  cancelSource.cancel()
-
-  // Create a new cancel token
-  cancelSource = axios.CancelToken.source()
-}
-
-const getProxyPayload = (
-  req: AxiosRequestConfig,
-  multipartKey: string | null
-) => {
-  let payload: ProxyPayloadType = {
-    ...req,
-    wantsBinary: true,
-    accessToken: import.meta.env.VITE_PROXYSCOTCH_ACCESS_TOKEN ?? "",
-  }
-
-  if (payload.data instanceof FormData) {
-    const formData = payload.data
-    payload.data = ""
-    formData.append(multipartKey!, JSON.stringify(payload))
-    payload = formData
-  }
-
-  return payload
-}
-
-const defaultProxyURL = await getDefaultProxyUrl()
-
-const preProcessRequest = (req: AxiosRequestConfig): AxiosRequestConfig => {
-  const reqClone = cloneDeep(req)
-
-  // If the parameters are URLSearchParams, inject them to URL instead
-  // This prevents issues of marshalling the URLSearchParams to the proxy
-  if (reqClone.params instanceof URLSearchParams) {
-    try {
-      const url = new URL(reqClone.url ?? "")
-
-      for (const [key, value] of reqClone.params.entries()) {
-        url.searchParams.append(key, value)
-      }
-
-      reqClone.url = url.toString()
-    } catch (e) {
-      // making this a non-empty block, so we can make the linter happy.
-      // we should probably use, allowEmptyCatch, or take the time to do something with the caught errors :)
-    }
-
-    reqClone.params = {}
-  }
-
-  return reqClone
-}
-
-const axiosWithProxy: NetworkStrategy = (req) =>
-  pipe(
-    TE.Do,
-
-    TE.bind("processedReq", () => TE.of(preProcessRequest(req))),
-
-    // If the request has FormData, the proxy needs a key
-    TE.bind("multipartKey", ({ processedReq }) =>
-      TE.of(
-        processedReq.data instanceof FormData
-          ? `proxyRequestData-${v4()}`
-          : null
-      )
-    ),
-
-    // Build headers to send
-    TE.bind("headers", ({ processedReq, multipartKey }) =>
-      TE.of(
-        processedReq.data instanceof FormData
-          ? <ProxyHeaders>{
-              "multipart-part-key": multipartKey,
-            }
-          : <ProxyHeaders>{}
-      )
-    ),
-
-    // Create payload
-    TE.bind("payload", ({ processedReq, multipartKey }) =>
-      TE.of(getProxyPayload(processedReq, multipartKey))
-    ),
-
-    // Run the proxy request
-    TE.chain(({ payload, headers }) =>
-      TE.tryCatch(
-        () =>
-          axios.post(
-            settingsStore.value.PROXY_URL || defaultProxyURL,
-            payload,
-            {
-              headers,
-              cancelToken: cancelSource.token,
-            }
-          ),
-        (reason) =>
-          axios.isCancel(reason)
-            ? "cancellation" // Convert cancellation errors into cancellation strings
-            : reason
-      )
-    ),
-
-    // Check success predicate
-    TE.chain(
-      TE.fromPredicate(
-        ({ data }) => data.success,
-        ({ data }) => data.data.message || "Proxy Error"
-      )
-    ),
-
-    // Process Base64
-    TE.chain(({ data }) => {
-      if (data.isBinary) {
-        data.data = decodeB64StringToArrayBuffer(data.data)
-      }
-
-      return TE.of(data)
-    })
-  )
-
-const axiosWithoutProxy: NetworkStrategy = (req) =>
-  pipe(
-    TE.tryCatch(
-      () =>
-        axios({
-          ...req,
-          cancelToken: (cancelSource && cancelSource.token) || "",
-          responseType: "arraybuffer",
-        }),
-      (e) => (axios.isCancel(e) ? "cancellation" : (e as any))
-    ),
-
-    TE.orElse((e) =>
-      e !== "cancellation" && e.response
-        ? TE.right(e.response as NetworkResponse)
-        : TE.left(e)
-    )
-  )
-
-const axiosStrategy: NetworkStrategy = (req) =>
-  pipe(
-    req,
-    settingsStore.value.PROXY_ENABLED ? axiosWithProxy : axiosWithoutProxy
-  )
-
-export default axiosStrategy
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/newstore/settings.ts b/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/newstore/settings.ts
index f45c7687..3028af6c 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/newstore/settings.ts
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/newstore/settings.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { Observable } from "rxjs"
 import { distinctUntilChanged, pluck } from "rxjs/operators"
 import type { KeysMatching } from "~/types/ts-utils"
 import DispatchingStore, { defineDispatchers } from "./DispatchingStore"
-import { getDefaultProxyUrl } from "~/helpers/proxyUrl"
+import { DEFAULT_HOPP_PROXY_URL, getDefaultProxyUrl } from "~/helpers/proxyUrl"
 
 export const HoppBgColors = ["system", "light", "dark", "black"] as const
 
@@ -83,60 +83,66 @@ export type SettingsDef = {
   CUSTOM_NAMING_STYLE: string
 }
 
-const defaultProxyURL = await getDefaultProxyUrl()
+let defaultProxyURL = DEFAULT_HOPP_PROXY_URL
 
-export const getDefaultSettings = (): SettingsDef => ({
-  syncCollections: true,
-  syncHistory: true,
-  syncEnvironments: true,
-
-  WRAP_LINES: {
-    httpRequestBody: true,
-    httpResponseBody: true,
-    httpHeaders: true,
-    httpParams: true,
-    httpUrlEncoded: true,
-    httpPreRequest: true,
-    httpTest: true,
-    httpRequestVariables: true,
-    graphqlQuery: true,
-    graphqlResponseBody: true,
-    graphqlHeaders: false,
-    graphqlVariables: false,
-    graphqlSchema: true,
-    importCurl: true,
-    codeGen: true,
-    cookie: true,
-    multipartFormdata: true,
-  },
-
-  // Set empty because interceptor module will set the default value
-  CURRENT_INTERCEPTOR_ID: "",
-
-  // TODO: Interceptor related settings should move under the interceptor systems
-  PROXY_URL: defaultProxyURL,
-  URL_EXCLUDES: {
-    auth: true,
-    httpUser: true,
-    httpPassword: true,
-    bearerToken: true,
-    oauth2Token: true,
-  },
-  THEME_COLOR: "indigo",
-  BG_COLOR: "system",
-  ENCODE_MODE: "enable",
-  TELEMETRY_ENABLED: true,
-  EXPAND_NAVIGATION: false,
-  SIDEBAR: true,
-  SIDEBAR_ON_LEFT: false,
-  COLUMN_LAYOUT: true,
-
-  HAS_OPENED_SPOTLIGHT: false,
-  ENABLE_AI_EXPERIMENTS: true,
-  AI_REQUEST_NAMING_STYLE: "DESCRIPTIVE_WITH_SPACES",
-  CUSTOM_NAMING_STYLE: "",
+getDefaultProxyUrl().then((url) => {
+  defaultProxyURL = url
 })
 
+export const getDefaultSettings = (): SettingsDef => {
+  return {
+    syncCollections: true,
+    syncHistory: true,
+    syncEnvironments: true,
+
+    WRAP_LINES: {
+      httpRequestBody: true,
+      httpResponseBody: true,
+      httpHeaders: true,
+      httpParams: true,
+      httpUrlEncoded: true,
+      httpPreRequest: true,
+      httpTest: true,
+      httpRequestVariables: true,
+      graphqlQuery: true,
+      graphqlResponseBody: true,
+      graphqlHeaders: false,
+      graphqlVariables: false,
+      graphqlSchema: true,
+      importCurl: true,
+      codeGen: true,
+      cookie: true,
+      multipartFormdata: true,
+    },
+
+    // Set empty because interceptor module will set the default value
+    CURRENT_INTERCEPTOR_ID: "",
+
+    // TODO: Interceptor related settings should move under the interceptor systems
+    PROXY_URL: defaultProxyURL,
+    URL_EXCLUDES: {
+      auth: true,
+      httpUser: true,
+      httpPassword: true,
+      bearerToken: true,
+      oauth2Token: true,
+    },
+    THEME_COLOR: "indigo",
+    BG_COLOR: "system",
+    ENCODE_MODE: "enable",
+    TELEMETRY_ENABLED: true,
+    EXPAND_NAVIGATION: false,
+    SIDEBAR: true,
+    SIDEBAR_ON_LEFT: false,
+    COLUMN_LAYOUT: true,
+
+    HAS_OPENED_SPOTLIGHT: false,
+    ENABLE_AI_EXPERIMENTS: true,
+    AI_REQUEST_NAMING_STYLE: "DESCRIPTIVE_WITH_SPACES",
+    CUSTOM_NAMING_STYLE: "",
+  }
+}
+
 type ApplySettingPayload = {
   [K in keyof SettingsDef]: {
     settingKey: K
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/pages/r/_id.vue b/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/pages/r/_id.vue
index aae2f795..dae9570d 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/pages/r/_id.vue
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/pages/r/_id.vue
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ const addRequestToTab = () => {
       type: "request",
       request: safelyExtractRESTRequest(request, getDefaultRESTRequest()),
       isDirty: false,
-      type: "request",
     })
 
     router.push({ path: "/" })
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/pages/settings.vue b/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/pages/settings.vue
index 933322e7..5b88e71e 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/pages/settings.vue
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/pages/settings.vue
@@ -248,8 +248,8 @@
 </template>
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { ref, computed, watch } from "vue"
-import { applySetting, toggleSetting } from "~/newstore/settings"
+import { ref, computed } from "vue"
+import { toggleSetting } from "~/newstore/settings"
 import { useSetting } from "@composables/settings"
 import { useI18n } from "@composables/i18n"
 import { useColorMode } from "@composables/theming"
@@ -285,7 +285,6 @@ const interceptorsWithSettings = computed(() =>
 )
 
 const ACCENT_COLOR = useSetting("THEME_COLOR")
-const PROXY_URL = useSetting("PROXY_URL")
 const TELEMETRY_ENABLED = useSetting("TELEMETRY_ENABLED")
 const EXPAND_NAVIGATION = useSetting("EXPAND_NAVIGATION")
 const SIDEBAR_ON_LEFT = useSetting("SIDEBAR_ON_LEFT")
@@ -326,21 +325,9 @@ const hasPlatformTelemetry = Boolean(platform.platformFeatureFlags.hasTelemetry)
 
 const confirmRemove = ref(false)
 
-const proxySettings = computed(() => ({
-  url: PROXY_URL.value,
-}))
-
 const hasAIExperimentsSupport =
   !!platform.experiments?.aiExperiments?.enableAIExperiments
 
-watch(
-  proxySettings,
-  ({ url }) => {
-    applySetting("PROXY_URL", url)
-  },
-  { deep: true }
-)
-
 const showConfirmModal = () => {
   if (TELEMETRY_ENABLED.value) confirmRemove.value = true
   else toggleSetting("TELEMETRY_ENABLED")
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/platform/std/interceptors/proxy.ts b/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/platform/std/interceptors/proxy.ts
index 1ae32a0b..ed8f5218 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/platform/std/interceptors/proxy.ts
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/platform/std/interceptors/proxy.ts
@@ -37,12 +37,12 @@ const getProxyPayload = (
   return payload
 }
 
-const defaultProxyURL = await getDefaultProxyUrl()
-
 async function runRequest(
   req: AxiosRequestConfig,
   cancelToken: CancelToken
 ): RequestRunResult["response"] {
+  const defaultProxyURL = await getDefaultProxyUrl()
+
   const multipartKey =
     req.data instanceof FormData ? `proxyRequestData-${v4()}` : null