diff --git a/conf/local.conf.js b/conf/local.conf.js
index e3f90814..079f3ffc 100644
--- a/conf/local.conf.js
+++ b/conf/local.conf.js
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@ var browserstack = require('browserstack-local');
 nightwatch_config = {
   src_folders : [ "tests/local" ],
 
+  proxy: {
+    "host": "",
+    "port": "",
+    "user": "",
+    "pass": ""
+  },
+
   selenium : {
     "start_process" : false,
     "host" : "hub-cloud.browserstack.com",
diff --git a/scripts/local.runner.js b/scripts/local.runner.js
index 1ecb4398..1a0bd1f0 100755
--- a/scripts/local.runner.js
+++ b/scripts/local.runner.js
@@ -2,15 +2,52 @@
 
 var Nightwatch = require('nightwatch');
 var browserstack = require('browserstack-local');
+var localConf = require('../conf/local.conf.js');
+
 var bs_local;
 
 try {
   process.mainModule.filename = "./node_modules/.bin/nightwatch"
 
   // Code to start browserstack local before start of test
-  console.log("Connecting local");
+  console.log('Connecting local');
   Nightwatch.bs_local = bs_local = new browserstack.Local();
-  bs_local.start({'key': process.env.BROWSERSTACK_ACCESS_KEY }, function(error) {
+
+  var localOptions = {
+    'key': localConf['test_settings']['default']['desiredCapabilities']['browserstack.key']
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * If the network requires proxy configuration for outbound connections,
+   * set those here.
+   */
+  var proxySettings = localConf['proxy'] || {};
+
+  for (var key in proxySettings) {
+    var value = proxySettings[key];
+
+    switch (key) {
+      case 'host':
+        if (value) localOptions['proxyHost'] = value;
+        break;
+
+      case 'port':
+        if (value) localOptions['proxyPort'] = value;
+        break;
+
+      case 'user':
+        if (value) localOptions['proxyUser'] = value;
+        break;
+
+      case 'pass':
+        if (value) localOptions['proxyPass'] = value;
+        break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  console.log('Local options: \n', localOptions);
+
+  bs_local.start(localOptions, function(error) {
     if (error) throw error;
 
     console.log('Connected. Now testing...');