diff --git a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/util/net/HttpConfigurable.java b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/util/net/HttpConfigurable.java
index f0c915913b84..7dd894fc151c 100644
--- a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/util/net/HttpConfigurable.java
+++ b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/util/net/HttpConfigurable.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.ui.popup.util.PopupUtil;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.*;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.text.StringUtil;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.CharsetToolkit;
+import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VfsUtil;
 import com.intellij.openapi.wm.IdeFocusManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.wm.IdeFrame;
 import com.intellij.util.Base64;
@@ -419,33 +420,51 @@ public class HttpConfigurable implements PersistentStateComponent<HttpConfigurab
     }
   }
 
+  public boolean isHttpProxyEnabledForUrl(@Nullable String url) {
+    if (!USE_HTTP_PROXY) return false;
+    URI uri = url != null ? VfsUtil.toUri(url) : null;
+    return uri == null || !mySelector.isProxyException(uri.getHost());
+  }
+
   @NotNull
   public RequestConfig.Builder setProxy(@NotNull RequestConfig.Builder builder) {
-    return setProxy(builder, USE_HTTP_PROXY);
+    if (USE_HTTP_PROXY) {
+      builder.setProxy(new HttpHost(PROXY_HOST, PROXY_PORT));
+    }
+    return builder;
   }
 
   @NotNull
   public CredentialsProvider setProxyCredentials(@NotNull CredentialsProvider provider) {
-    return setProxyCredentials(provider, USE_HTTP_PROXY);
+    if (USE_HTTP_PROXY && PROXY_AUTHENTICATION) {
+      String ntlmUserPassword = PROXY_LOGIN.replace('\\', '/') + ":" + getPlainProxyPassword();
+      provider.setCredentials(new AuthScope(PROXY_HOST, PROXY_PORT, AuthScope.ANY_REALM, AuthSchemes.NTLM), new NTCredentials(ntlmUserPassword));
+      provider.setCredentials(new AuthScope(PROXY_HOST, PROXY_PORT), new UsernamePasswordCredentials(PROXY_LOGIN, getPlainProxyPassword()));
+    }
+    return provider;
   }
 
   @NotNull
   public RequestConfig.Builder setProxy(@NotNull RequestConfig.Builder builder, boolean useProxy) {
-    if (useProxy) {
-      builder.setProxy(new HttpHost(PROXY_HOST, PROXY_PORT));
-    }
-
+    if (useProxy) setProxy(builder);
     return builder;
   }
 
   @NotNull
   public CredentialsProvider setProxyCredentials(@NotNull CredentialsProvider provider, boolean useProxy) {
-    if (useProxy && PROXY_AUTHENTICATION) {
-      String ntlmUserPassword = PROXY_LOGIN.replace('\\', '/') + ":" + getPlainProxyPassword();
-      provider.setCredentials(new AuthScope(PROXY_HOST, PROXY_PORT, AuthScope.ANY_REALM, AuthSchemes.NTLM), new NTCredentials(ntlmUserPassword));
-      provider.setCredentials(new AuthScope(PROXY_HOST, PROXY_PORT), new UsernamePasswordCredentials(PROXY_LOGIN, getPlainProxyPassword()));
-    }
+    if (useProxy) setProxyCredentials(provider);
+    return provider;
+  }
 
+  @NotNull
+  public RequestConfig.Builder setProxyIfEnabled(@NotNull RequestConfig.Builder builder, @Nullable String url) {
+    if (isHttpProxyEnabledForUrl(url)) setProxy(builder);
+    return builder;
+  }
+
+  @NotNull
+  public CredentialsProvider setProxyCredentialsIfEnabled(@NotNull CredentialsProvider provider, @Nullable String url) {
+    if (isHttpProxyEnabledForUrl(url)) setProxyCredentials(provider);
     return provider;
   }
 
diff --git a/plugins/github/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/github/api/GithubConnection.java b/plugins/github/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/github/api/GithubConnection.java
index 826db19e5a83..f116bfc55ca9 100644
--- a/plugins/github/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/github/api/GithubConnection.java
+++ b/plugins/github/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/github/api/GithubConnection.java
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ public class GithubConnection {
       .setSocketTimeout(timeout);
 
     if (auth.isUseProxy()) {
-      HttpConfigurable.getInstance().setProxy(builder);
+      HttpConfigurable.getInstance().setProxyIfEnabled(builder, auth.getHost());
     }
 
     return builder.build();
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ public class GithubConnection {
     }
 
     if (auth.isUseProxy()) {
-      HttpConfigurable.getInstance().setProxyCredentials(provider);
+      HttpConfigurable.getInstance().setProxyCredentialsIfEnabled(provider, auth.getHost());
     }
 
     return provider;
diff --git a/plugins/tasks/tasks-core/src/com/intellij/tasks/impl/httpclient/NewBaseRepositoryImpl.java b/plugins/tasks/tasks-core/src/com/intellij/tasks/impl/httpclient/NewBaseRepositoryImpl.java
index e993517faf8a..1c6a97ae36ac 100644
--- a/plugins/tasks/tasks-core/src/com/intellij/tasks/impl/httpclient/NewBaseRepositoryImpl.java
+++ b/plugins/tasks/tasks-core/src/com/intellij/tasks/impl/httpclient/NewBaseRepositoryImpl.java
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public abstract class NewBaseRepositoryImpl extends BaseRepository {
       provider.setCredentials(BASIC_AUTH_SCOPE, new UsernamePasswordCredentials(getUsername(), getPassword()));
     }
     // Proxy authentication
-    HttpConfigurable.getInstance().setProxyCredentials(provider, isUseProxy());
+    if (isUseProxy()) HttpConfigurable.getInstance().setProxyCredentialsIfEnabled(provider, getUrl());
 
     return provider;
   }
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public abstract class NewBaseRepositoryImpl extends BaseRepository {
     RequestConfig.Builder builder = RequestConfig.custom()
       .setConnectTimeout(3000)
       .setSocketTimeout(tasksSettings.CONNECTION_TIMEOUT);
-    HttpConfigurable.getInstance().setProxy(builder, isUseProxy());
+    if (isUseProxy()) HttpConfigurable.getInstance().setProxyIfEnabled(builder, getUrl());
 
     return builder.build();
   }