diff --git a/lib/spidr/settings/proxy.rb b/lib/spidr/settings/proxy.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/spidr/settings/proxy.rb
+++ b/lib/spidr/settings/proxy.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ module Spidr
       #   The Spidr proxy information.
       #
       def proxy
-        @proxy || Spidr::Proxy.new
+        @proxy ||= Spidr::Proxy.new
       end
 
       #
Set @proxy to a default proxy to avoid creating too many objects.