diff --git a/templates/elasticsearch.repo b/templates/elasticsearch.repo
index fdf04fa..562f74e 100644
--- a/templates/elasticsearch.repo
+++ b/templates/elasticsearch.repo
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ baseurl=https://artifacts.elastic.co/packages/{{ es_major_version }}/yum
 gpgcheck=1
 gpgkey=https://artifacts.elastic.co/GPG-KEY-elasticsearch
 enabled=1
-{% if es_proxy_host is defined and es_proxy_port is defined %}
+{% if es_proxy_host is defined and es_proxy_host != '' and es_proxy_port is defined %}
 proxy=http://{{ es_proxy_host }}:{{es_proxy_port}}
 {% endif %}
-