diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index d15c5e1..8d58616 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.4.0
 	github.com/tscholl2/siec v0.0.0-20191122224205-8da93652b094
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20200820211705-5c72a883971a
-	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200904194848-62affa334b73 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200904194848-62affa334b73
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200916084744-dbad9cb7cb7a // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.3.3 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20190902080502-41f04d3bba15 // indirect
diff --git a/src/cli/cli.go b/src/cli/cli.go
index 85e5533..62318b8 100644
--- a/src/cli/cli.go
+++ b/src/cli/cli.go
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ func Run() (err error) {
 		&cli.StringFlag{Name: "relay6", Value: models.DEFAULT_RELAY6, Usage: "ipv6 address of the relay", EnvVars: []string{"CROC_RELAY6"}},
 		&cli.StringFlag{Name: "out", Value: ".", Usage: "specify an output folder to receive the file"},
 		&cli.StringFlag{Name: "pass", Value: "pass123", Usage: "password for the relay", EnvVars: []string{"CROC_PASS"}},
+		&cli.StringFlag{Name: "socks5", Value: "", Usage: "add a socks5 proxy", EnvVars: []string{"http_proxy"}},
 	}
 	app.EnableBashCompletion = true
 	app.HideHelp = false
@@ -92,10 +93,10 @@ func Run() (err error) {
 		allStringsAreFiles := func(strs []string) bool {
 			for _, str := range strs {
 				if !utils.Exists(str) {
-					return false;
+					return false
 				}
 			}
-			return true;
+			return true
 		}
 
 		// if trying to send but forgot send, let the user know
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ func Run() (err error) {
 			fnames := []string{}
 			for _, fpath := range c.Args().Slice() {
 				_, basename := filepath.Split(fpath)
-				fnames = append(fnames, "'" + basename + "'")
+				fnames = append(fnames, "'"+basename+"'")
 			}
 			yn := utils.GetInput(fmt.Sprintf("Did you mean to send %s? (y/n) ", strings.Join(fnames, ", ")))
 			if strings.ToLower(yn) == "y" {
diff --git a/src/comm/comm.go b/src/comm/comm.go
index d2c1b9c..af617e8 100644
--- a/src/comm/comm.go
+++ b/src/comm/comm.go
@@ -9,8 +9,11 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	log "github.com/schollz/logger"
+	"golang.org/x/net/proxy"
 )
 
+var Socks5Proxy = ""
+
 const MAXBYTES = 4000000
 
 // Comm is some basic TCP communication
@@ -24,7 +27,18 @@ func NewConnection(address string, timelimit ...time.Duration) (c *Comm, err err
 	if len(timelimit) > 0 {
 		tlimit = timelimit[0]
 	}
-	connection, err := net.DialTimeout("tcp", address, tlimit)
+	var connection net.Conn
+	if Socks5Proxy != "" {
+		var dialer proxy.Dialer
+		dialer, err = proxy.SOCKS5("tcp", Socks5Proxy, nil, proxy.Direct)
+		if err != nil {
+			err = fmt.Errorf("proxy failed: %w", err)
+			return
+		}
+		connection, err = dialer.Dial("tcp", address)
+	} else {
+		connection, err = net.DialTimeout("tcp", address, tlimit)
+	}
 	if err != nil {
 		err = fmt.Errorf("comm.NewConnection failed: %w", err)
 		return