diff --git a/Dotnet/ImageCache.cs b/Dotnet/ImageCache.cs
index f4972122..7e327451 100644
--- a/Dotnet/ImageCache.cs
+++ b/Dotnet/ImageCache.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace VRCX
     class ImageCache
     {
         private static readonly string cacheLocation = Path.Combine(Program.AppDataDirectory, "ImageCache");
-        private static readonly HttpClientHandler httpClientHandler = new HttpClientHandler(){ Proxy = StartupArgs.Proxy };
+        private static readonly HttpClientHandler httpClientHandler = new HttpClientHandler(){ Proxy = WebApi.Proxy };
         private static readonly HttpClient httpClient = new HttpClient(httpClientHandler);
         private static readonly List<string> _imageHosts =
         [
diff --git a/Dotnet/MainForm.cs b/Dotnet/MainForm.cs
index bed4bb06..e762953e 100644
--- a/Dotnet/MainForm.cs
+++ b/Dotnet/MainForm.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Drawing;
+using System.Net;
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Windows.Forms;
 using CefSharp;
@@ -57,6 +58,12 @@ namespace VRCX
                 Dock = DockStyle.Fill
             };
 
+            string? proxyUrl = VRCXStorage.Instance.Get("VRCX_ProxyServer");
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(proxyUrl))
+            {
+                WebApi.Proxy = new WebProxy(proxyUrl);
+            }
+
             Browser.IsBrowserInitializedChanged += (A, B) =>
             {
                 if (Program.LaunchDebug)
diff --git a/Dotnet/Program.cs b/Dotnet/Program.cs
index 3ac8bf21..b82513fd 100644
--- a/Dotnet/Program.cs
+++ b/Dotnet/Program.cs
@@ -155,9 +155,10 @@ namespace VRCX
 
         private static void Run()
         {
-            BrowserSubprocess.Start();
             StartupArgs.ArgsCheck();
             SetProgramDirectories();
+            VRCXStorage.Load();
+            BrowserSubprocess.Start();
             ConfigureLogger();
             Update.Check();
             GetVersion();
@@ -169,7 +170,6 @@ namespace VRCX
 
 
             ProcessMonitor.Instance.Init();
-            VRCXStorage.Load();
             SQLiteLegacy.Instance.Init();
             AppApi.Instance.Init();
             AppApiVr.Instance.Init();
diff --git a/Dotnet/StartupArgs.cs b/Dotnet/StartupArgs.cs
index 272c4083..601647fe 100644
--- a/Dotnet/StartupArgs.cs
+++ b/Dotnet/StartupArgs.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 // For a copy, see <https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>.
 
 using CefSharp;
+using CefSharp.Internals;
 using System;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.IO;
@@ -17,7 +18,6 @@ namespace VRCX
 {
     internal class StartupArgs
     {
-        public static IWebProxy? Proxy = WebRequest.DefaultWebProxy;
         public static string LaunchCommand;
         public static Process[] processList;
 
@@ -54,10 +54,14 @@ namespace VRCX
                 if (arg.Length >= 16 && arg.Substring(0, 14) == "--proxy-server")
                 {
                     string proxyUrl = arg.Substring(15).Replace("'", string.Empty).Replace("\"", string.Empty);
-                    Proxy = new WebProxy(proxyUrl);
+                    WebApi.Proxy = new WebProxy(proxyUrl);
                 }
             }
 
+            var type = CommandLineArgsParser.GetArgumentValue(args, CefSharpArguments.SubProcessTypeArgument);
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(type))
+                disableClosing = true; // we're launching a subprocess, allow it
+
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(Program.AppDataDirectory))
                 disableClosing = true; // we're launching with a custom config path, allow it
 
diff --git a/Dotnet/WebApi.cs b/Dotnet/WebApi.cs
index 38cc4bf5..f22b339b 100644
--- a/Dotnet/WebApi.cs
+++ b/Dotnet/WebApi.cs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ namespace VRCX
         public CookieContainer _cookieContainer;
         private bool _cookieDirty;
         private Timer _timer;
+        public static IWebProxy? Proxy = WebRequest.DefaultWebProxy;
 
         static WebApi()
         {
@@ -144,7 +145,7 @@ namespace VRCX
 
         private static async Task LegacyImageUpload(HttpWebRequest request, IDictionary<string, object> options)
         {
-            request.Proxy = StartupArgs.Proxy;
+            request.Proxy = Proxy;
             request.Method = "POST";
             string boundary = "---------------------------" + DateTime.Now.Ticks.ToString("x");
             request.ContentType = "multipart/form-data; boundary=" + boundary;
@@ -189,7 +190,7 @@ namespace VRCX
 
         private static async Task UploadFilePut(HttpWebRequest request, IDictionary<string, object> options)
         {
-            request.Proxy = StartupArgs.Proxy;
+            request.Proxy = Proxy;
             request.Method = "PUT";
             request.ContentType = options["fileMIME"] as string;
             var fileData = options["fileData"] as string;
@@ -204,7 +205,7 @@ namespace VRCX
         
         private static async Task ImageUpload(HttpWebRequest request, IDictionary<string, object> options)
         {
-            request.Proxy = StartupArgs.Proxy;
+            request.Proxy = Proxy;
             request.Method = "POST";
             string boundary = "---------------------------" + DateTime.Now.Ticks.ToString("x");
             request.ContentType = "multipart/form-data; boundary=" + boundary;
@@ -258,7 +259,7 @@ namespace VRCX
             try
             {
                 var request = WebRequest.CreateHttp((string)options["url"]);
-                request.Proxy = StartupArgs.Proxy;
+                request.Proxy = Proxy;
                 request.CookieContainer = _cookieContainer;
                 request.KeepAlive = true;
                 request.UserAgent = Program.Version;