diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 6321347..d84ba04 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -100,6 +100,20 @@
                distributions:
                  - nightly/trusty
 
+Proxy environment variables (optional) in cron job for mirroring script
+
+.. code-block:: yaml
+
+  aptly:
+    server:
+      enabled: true
+      ...
+      mirror_update:
+        enabled: true
+        http_proxy: "http://1.2.3.4:8000"
+        https_proxy: "http://1.2.3.4:8000"
+      ...
+
 Read more
 =========
 
diff --git a/tests/pillar/default.sls b/tests/pillar/default.sls
index 8f85ef1..35431e3 100644
--- a/tests/pillar/default.sls
+++ b/tests/pillar/default.sls
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
       enabled: true
       hour: 2
       minute: random
+      http_proxy: "http://1.2.3.4:8000"
+      https_proxy: "https://1.2.3.4:8000"
     gpg_passphrase: passphrase
     gpg_private_key: |
       -----BEGIN PGP PRIVATE KEY BLOCK-----