diff --git a/p2p/transport/websocket/websocket.go b/p2p/transport/websocket/websocket.go
index e24cb88c6d..6c5799d46e 100644
--- a/p2p/transport/websocket/websocket.go
+++ b/p2p/transport/websocket/websocket.go
@@ -191,7 +191,11 @@ func (t *WebsocketTransport) maDial(ctx context.Context, raddr ma.Multiaddr) (ma
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	isWss := wsurl.Scheme == "wss"
-	dialer := ws.Dialer{HandshakeTimeout: 30 * time.Second}
+	dialer := ws.Dialer{
+		HandshakeTimeout: 30 * time.Second,
+		// Inherit the default proxy behavior
+		Proxy: ws.DefaultDialer.Proxy,
+	}
 	if isWss {
 		sni := ""
 		sni, err = raddr.ValueForProtocol(ma.P_SNI)
@@ -204,16 +208,22 @@ func (t *WebsocketTransport) maDial(ctx context.Context, raddr ma.Multiaddr) (ma
 			copytlsClientConf.ServerName = sni
 			dialer.TLSClientConfig = copytlsClientConf
 			ipAddr := wsurl.Host
-			// Setting the NetDial because we already have the resolved IP address, so we don't want to do another resolution.
 			// We set the `.Host` to the sni field so that the host header gets properly set.
+			wsurl.Host = sni + ":" + wsurl.Port()
+			// Setting the NetDial because we already have the resolved IP address, so we can avoid another resolution.
 			dialer.NetDial = func(network, address string) (net.Conn, error) {
-				tcpAddr, err := net.ResolveTCPAddr(network, ipAddr)
+				var tcpAddr *net.TCPAddr
+				var err error
+				if address == wsurl.Host {
+					tcpAddr, err = net.ResolveTCPAddr(network, ipAddr) // Use our already resolved IP address
+				} else {
+					tcpAddr, err = net.ResolveTCPAddr(network, address)
+				}
 				if err != nil {
 					return nil, err
 				}
 				return net.DialTCP("tcp", nil, tcpAddr)
 			}
-			wsurl.Host = sni + ":" + wsurl.Port()
 		} else {
 			dialer.TLSClientConfig = t.tlsClientConf
 		}