diff --git a/app/models/concerns/request_helper.rb b/app/models/concerns/request_helper.rb
index 45893bfb..52f3516e 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/request_helper.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/request_helper.rb
@@ -139,9 +139,7 @@ def request_url(url, verb = 'Get')
     end
 
     def request_uri(uri, verb = 'Get')
-      http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.inferred_port)
-      http.read_timeout = PenderConfig.get('timeout', 30).to_i
-      http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == 'https'.freeze
+      http = self.initialize_http(uri)
       headers = {
         'User-Agent' => self.html_options(uri)['User-Agent'],
         'Accept-Language' => LANG,
@@ -149,15 +147,20 @@ def request_uri(uri, verb = 'Get')
 
       request = "Net::HTTP::#{verb}".constantize.new(uri.to_s, headers)
       request['Cookie'] = self.set_cookies(uri)
+
+      http.request(request)
+    end
+
+    def initialize_http(uri)
+      http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.inferred_port)
       proxy_config = self.get_proxy(uri, :hash)
       if proxy_config
-        proxy = Net::HTTP::Proxy(proxy_config['host'], proxy_config['port'], proxy_config['user'], proxy_config['pass'])
-        proxy.start(uri.host, uri.inferred_port, use_ssl: uri.scheme == 'https') do |http2|
-          http2.request(request)
-        end
-      else
-        http.request(request)
+        http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.inferred_port, proxy_config['host'], proxy_config['port'], proxy_config['user'], proxy_config['pass'])
       end
+      http.read_timeout = PenderConfig.get('timeout', 30).to_i
+      http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == 'https'.freeze
+
+      http
     end
 
     def decode_uri(url)
diff --git a/app/models/parser/tiktok_item.rb b/app/models/parser/tiktok_item.rb
index ddf14c93..3f27cea2 100644
--- a/app/models/parser/tiktok_item.rb
+++ b/app/models/parser/tiktok_item.rb
@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@ def parse_data_for_parser(doc, _original_url, _jsonld_array)
 
     def get_tiktok_api_data(requested_url)
       uri = RequestHelper.parse_url(oembed_url)
-      http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.inferred_port)
-      http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == 'https'
+      http = RequestHelper.initialize_http(uri)
       headers = RequestHelper.extended_headers(uri)
       request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri.request_uri, headers)
       response = http.request(request)