diff --git a/src/vs/platform/request/node/request.ts b/src/vs/platform/request/node/request.ts
index f14b760da812e4bf40fb4051a5ee01806809f67b..057969a072b6a6942ce6e8eff4c71421c0547939 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/request/node/request.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/request/node/request.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ Registry.as<IConfigurationRegistry>(Extensions.Configuration)
 					localize('proxySupportOn', "Enable proxy support for extensions."),
 					localize('proxySupportOverride', "Enable proxy support for extensions, override request options."),
 				],
-				default: 'off',
+				default: 'override',
 				description: localize('proxySupport', "Experimental setting: Use the proxy support for extensions.")
 			}
 		}