diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9934d32823..f344e82237 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ share/esx-fw-vnc/*.rpm
 share/esx-fw-vnc/.vagrant*
 
 *.vscode
-
+*.code-workspace
 share/context/*
 !share/context/download_context.sh
 !share/context/SConstruct
diff --git a/src/market_mad/one_market.rb b/src/market_mad/one_market.rb
index 4421ddb1b2..eab1ea960f 100755
--- a/src/market_mad/one_market.rb
+++ b/src/market_mad/one_market.rb
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ opts = GetoptLong.new(
     [ '--threads',         '-t', GetoptLong::OPTIONAL_ARGUMENT ],
     [ '--market-types',    '-m', GetoptLong::OPTIONAL_ARGUMENT ],
     [ '--timeout',         '-w', GetoptLong::OPTIONAL_ARGUMENT ],
-    [ '--proxy'                , GetoptLong::OPTIONAL_ARGUMENT ]
+    [ '--proxy'            '-p', GetoptLong::OPTIONAL_ARGUMENT ]
 )
 
 mp_type = nil
@@ -333,6 +333,8 @@ begin
                 mp_type = arg.split(',').map {|a| a.strip }
             when '--timeout'
                 timeout = arg.to_i
+	    when '--proxy'
+		ENV['http_proxy'] = arg 
         end
     end
 rescue Exception => e