diff --git a/etc/kayobe/ansible/deployment/deploy-github-runner.yml b/etc/kayobe/ansible/deployment/deploy-github-runner.yml
index 8f69d83455..42b966c312 100644
--- a/etc/kayobe/ansible/deployment/deploy-github-runner.yml
+++ b/etc/kayobe/ansible/deployment/deploy-github-runner.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,17 @@
     - role: geerlingguy.pip
     - role: geerlingguy.docker
   tasks:
+    - name: Set custom_env fact if any proxy variable is defined
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        custom_env: |
+          http_proxy={{ http_proxy | default('') }}
+          https_proxy={{ https_proxy | default('') }}
+          no_proxy={{ (['localhost', '127.0.0.1', '127.0.0.2'] + (no_proxy | default([]))) | unique | join(',') }}
+      when: >
+        http_proxy is defined or
+        https_proxy is defined or
+        no_proxy is defined
+
     - name: Deploy runners
       ansible.builtin.include_role:
         name: monolithprojects.github_actions_runner