diff --git a/meter/config_test.go b/meter/config_test.go
index 4a41a3f1c..e3a75255f 100644
--- a/meter/config_test.go
+++ b/meter/config_test.go
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ func TestMeters(t *testing.T) {
 		"i/o timeout",
 		"no ping response for 192.0.2.2", // SMA
 		"[1ESY1161052714 1ESY1161229249 1EMH0008842285 1ESY1161978584 1EMH0004864048 1ESY1161979033 7ELS8135823805]", // Discovergy
-		"can only have either uri or device", // modbus
+		"can only have either uri or device",               // modbus
+		"(Client.Timeout exceeded while awaiting headers)", // http
 	}
 
 	for _, tmpl := range test.ConfigTemplates("meter") {
diff --git a/provider/socket.go b/provider/socket.go
index f86c2e832..1201da505 100644
--- a/provider/socket.go
+++ b/provider/socket.go
@@ -98,8 +98,13 @@ func (p *Socket) listen() {
 		headers.Set(k, v)
 	}
 
+	dialer := &websocket.Dialer{
+		Proxy:            http.ProxyFromEnvironment,
+		HandshakeTimeout: request.Timeout,
+	}
+
 	for {
-		client, _, err := websocket.DefaultDialer.Dial(p.url, headers)
+		client, _, err := dialer.Dial(p.url, headers)
 		if err != nil {
 			p.log.ERROR.Println(err)
 			time.Sleep(retryDelay)