diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ce7d32b..155cd8b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "python-jobspy"
-version = "1.1.22"
+version = "1.1.23"
 description = "Job scraper for LinkedIn, Indeed & ZipRecruiter"
 authors = ["Zachary Hampton <zachary@bunsly.com>", "Cullen Watson <cullen@bunsly.com>"]
 homepage = "https://github.com/Bunsly/JobSpy"
diff --git a/src/jobspy/scrapers/utils.py b/src/jobspy/scrapers/utils.py
index 77698ba..5e5ffb0 100644
--- a/src/jobspy/scrapers/utils.py
+++ b/src/jobspy/scrapers/utils.py
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ def create_session(proxy: dict | None = None, is_tls: bool = True):
     else:
         session = requests.Session()
         session.allow_redirects = True
-        session.proxies.update(proxy)
+        if proxy:
+            session.proxies.update(proxy)
 
     return session