diff --git a/lib/cmds/blockchain/blockchain.js b/lib/cmds/blockchain/blockchain.js
index 4841e4bf..67a7b05b 100644
--- a/lib/cmds/blockchain/blockchain.js
+++ b/lib/cmds/blockchain/blockchain.js
@@ -74,18 +74,19 @@ var Blockchain = function(options) {
   this.client = new options.client({config: this.config, env: this.env, isDev: this.isDev});
 };
 
-Blockchain.prototype.setupProxy = function(){
-  if(this.blockchainConfig.proxy){
-    const proxy = require('../../core/proxy');
-    const Ipc = require('../../core/ipc');
-
-    let ipcObject = new Ipc({ipcRole: 'client'});
-
-    proxy.serve(ipcObject, this.config.rpcHost, this.config.rpcPort, false);
-    proxy.serve(ipcObject, this.config.wsHost, this.config.wsPort, true);
-    this.config.rpcPort += 10;
-    this.config.wsPort += 10;
+Blockchain.prototype.setupProxy = function() {
+  if (this.blockchainConfig.proxy === false) {
+    return;
   }
+  const proxy = require('../../core/proxy');
+  const Ipc = require('../../core/ipc');
+
+  let ipcObject = new Ipc({ipcRole: 'client'});
+
+  proxy.serve(ipcObject, this.config.rpcHost, this.config.rpcPort, false);
+  proxy.serve(ipcObject, this.config.wsHost, this.config.wsPort, true);
+  this.config.rpcPort += 10;
+  this.config.wsPort += 10;
 };
 
 Blockchain.prototype.runCommand = function(cmd, options, callback) {