diff --git a/lib/private/Http/Client/Client.php b/lib/private/Http/Client/Client.php
index 03b09bf54b7..3b89af31f93 100644
--- a/lib/private/Http/Client/Client.php
+++ b/lib/private/Http/Client/Client.php
@@ -112,12 +112,16 @@ class Client implements IClient {
 	 *
 	 * @return string
 	 */
-	private function getProxyUri(): string {
-		$proxyHost = $this->config->getSystemValue('proxy', null);
-		$proxyUserPwd = $this->config->getSystemValue('proxyuserpwd', null);
+	private function getProxyUri(): ?string {
+		$proxyHost = $this->config->getSystemValue('proxy', '');
+		if ($proxyHost === '' || $proxyHost === null) {
+			return null;
+		}
+
+		$proxyUserPwd = $this->config->getSystemValue('proxyuserpwd', '');
 		$proxyUri = '';
 
-		if ($proxyUserPwd !== null) {
+		if ($proxyUserPwd === '' || $proxyUserPwd === null) {
 			$proxyUri .= $proxyUserPwd . '@';
 		}
 		if ($proxyHost !== null) {
diff --git a/tests/lib/Http/Client/ClientTest.php b/tests/lib/Http/Client/ClientTest.php
index 7f12a824d17..3dae622a0b8 100644
--- a/tests/lib/Http/Client/ClientTest.php
+++ b/tests/lib/Http/Client/ClientTest.php
@@ -77,12 +77,22 @@ class ClientTest extends \Test\TestCase {
 		$this->config
 			->expects($this->at(0))
 			->method('getSystemValue')
-			->with('proxy', null)
+			->with(
+				$this->equalTo('proxy'),
+				$this->callback(function ($input) {
+					return $input === '';
+				})
+			)
 			->willReturn('foo');
 		$this->config
 			->expects($this->at(1))
 			->method('getSystemValue')
-			->with('proxyuserpwd', null)
+			->with(
+				$this->equalTo('proxyuserpwd'),
+				$this->callback(function ($input) {
+					return $input === '';
+				})
+			)
 			->willReturn('username:password');
 		$this->assertSame('username:password@foo', self::invokePrivate($this->client, 'getProxyUri'));
 	}