diff --git a/map_machine/osm/osm_getter.py b/map_machine/osm/osm_getter.py
index 86e5192..a970314 100644
--- a/map_machine/osm/osm_getter.py
+++ b/map_machine/osm/osm_getter.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class NetworkError(Exception):
 
 
 def get_osm(
-    boundary_box: BoundaryBox, cache_file_path: Path, to_update: bool = False
+    boundary_box: BoundaryBox, cache_file_path: Path, to_update: bool = False, proxy = None
 ) -> str:
     """
     Download OSM data from the web or get if from the cache.
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ def get_osm(
     :param boundary_box: borders of the map part to download
     :param cache_file_path: cache file to store downloaded OSM data
     :param to_update: update cache files
+    :param proxy: specify proxy used while downloading
     """
     if not to_update and cache_file_path.is_file():
         with cache_file_path.open(encoding="utf-8") as output_file:
diff --git a/map_machine/slippy/tile.py b/map_machine/slippy/tile.py
index 454fcb1..77c4bf9 100644
--- a/map_machine/slippy/tile.py
+++ b/map_machine/slippy/tile.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ def load_osm_data(self, cache_path: Path) -> OSMData:
         cache_file_path: Path = (
             cache_path / f"{self.get_extended_boundary_box().get_format()}.osm"
         )
-        get_osm(self.get_extended_boundary_box(), cache_file_path)
+        get_osm(self.get_extended_boundary_box(), cache_file_path, proxy=proxy)
 
         osm_data: OSMData = OSMData()
         osm_data.parse_osm_file(cache_file_path)
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ def load_osm_data(self, cache_path: Path) -> OSMData:
         cache_file_path: Path = (
             cache_path / f"{self.boundary_box.get_format()}.osm"
         )
-        get_osm(self.boundary_box, cache_file_path)
+        get_osm(self.boundary_box, cache_file_path, proxy=proxy)
 
         osm_data: OSMData = OSMData()
         osm_data.parse_osm_file(cache_file_path)