diff --git a/databricks-sdk-java/src/main/java/com/databricks/sdk/core/utils/ProxyUtils.java b/databricks-sdk-java/src/main/java/com/databricks/sdk/core/utils/ProxyUtils.java
index 0ca1c4325..b51caa11c 100644
--- a/databricks-sdk-java/src/main/java/com/databricks/sdk/core/utils/ProxyUtils.java
+++ b/databricks-sdk-java/src/main/java/com/databricks/sdk/core/utils/ProxyUtils.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public static void setupProxy(ProxyConfig config, HttpClientBuilder builder) {
       proxyPort = Integer.parseInt(System.getProperty(protocol + ".proxyPort"));
       proxyUser = System.getProperty(protocol + ".proxyUser");
       proxyPassword = System.getProperty(protocol + ".proxyPassword");
-      proxyAuthType = ProxyConfig.ProxyAuthType.BASIC;
+      proxyAuthType = config.getProxyAuthType();
     }
     // Override system properties if proxy configuration is explicitly set
     if (config.getHost() != null) {