diff --git a/console.sh b/console.sh
index f9c68bb..98f3ed1 100755
--- a/console.sh
+++ b/console.sh
@@ -10,5 +10,9 @@ echo -n 'Password: '
 read -s dracpass
 echo
 
-
-java -cp avctKVM.jar -Djava.library.path=./lib -DsocksProxyHost=127.0.0.1 com.avocent.idrac.kvm.Main ip=$drachost vmprivilege=true kmport=5900 vport=5900 user=$dracuser passwd=$dracpass apcp=1 version=2
+if [ -z "${SOCKS_PROXY}" ]
+then
+    java -cp avctKVM.jar -Djava.library.path=./lib com.avocent.idrac.kvm.Main ip=$drachost vmprivilege=true kmport=5900 vport=5900 user=$dracuser passwd=$dracpass apcp=1 version=2
+else
+    java -cp avctKVM.jar -Djava.library.path=./lib -DsocksProxyHost=$SOCKS_PROXY com.avocent.idrac.kvm.Main ip=$drachost vmprivilege=true kmport=5900 vport=5900 user=$dracuser passwd=$dracpass apcp=1 version=2
+fi