diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index ecd4e6b..9577d9d 100755
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@ if (require.main === module) {
     process.stderr.write(showHelp ? options.help : options.version + eol)
   } else {
     const nexe = require('./lib/nexe')
-    nexe.compile(argv).catch((e) => {
-      process.stderr.write(eol + e.stack)
-    })
+    nexe.compile(argv)
   }
 } else {
   module.exports = require('./lib/nexe')
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6196122..57d13bc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "app-builder": "^5.1.0",
+    "caw": "^2.0.1",
     "chalk": "^1.1.3",
     "download": "^6.2.0",
     "fuse-box": "^2.3.4-beta.11",
diff --git a/src/compiler.ts b/src/compiler.ts
index ce371c5..30e1975 100644
--- a/src/compiler.ts
+++ b/src/compiler.ts
@@ -180,14 +180,15 @@ export class NexeCompiler<T extends NexeOptions = NexeOptions> {
   }
 
   private async _fetchPrebuiltBinaryAsync(target: NexeTarget) {
-    const downloadOptions: any = {
-      headers: {
-        'User-Agent': 'nexe (https://www.npmjs.com/package/nexe)'
-      }
-    }
+    let downloadOptions = this.options.downloadOptions
+
     if (this.options.ghToken) {
-      downloadOptions.headers.Authorization = 'token ' + this.options.ghToken
+      downloadOptions = Object.assign({}, downloadOptions)
+      downloadOptions.headers = Object.assign({}, downloadOptions.headers, {
+        Authorization: 'token ' + this.options.ghToken
+      })
     }
+
     const githubRelease = await getLatestGitRelease(downloadOptions)
     const assetName = target.toString()
     const asset = githubRelease.assets.find(x => x.name === assetName)
@@ -196,19 +197,19 @@ export class NexeCompiler<T extends NexeOptions = NexeOptions> {
       throw new Error(`${assetName} not available, create it using the --build flag`)
     }
     const filename = this.getNodeExecutableLocation(target)
-    // Remove the authorization, as the download is done via amazon S3 and does not need the token
-    delete downloadOptions.headers.Authorization
-    await download(asset.browser_download_url, dirname(filename), downloadOptions).on(
-      'response',
-      (res: IncomingMessage) => {
-        const total = +res.headers['content-length']!
-        let current = 0
-        res.on('data', data => {
-          current += data.length
-          this.compileStep.modify(`Downloading...${(current / total * 100).toFixed()}%`)
-        })
-      }
-    )
+
+    await download(
+      asset.browser_download_url,
+      dirname(filename),
+      this.options.downloadOptions
+    ).on('response', (res: IncomingMessage) => {
+      const total = +res.headers['content-length']!
+      let current = 0
+      res.on('data', data => {
+        current += data.length
+        this.compileStep.modify(`Downloading...${(current / total * 100).toFixed()}%`)
+      })
+    })
     return createReadStream(filename)
   }
 
diff --git a/src/nexe.ts b/src/nexe.ts
index 4bc4c1a..f1494a6 100644
--- a/src/nexe.ts
+++ b/src/nexe.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import artifacts from './steps/artifacts'
 import patches from './patches'
 import { rimrafAsync } from './util'
 import { NexeTarget } from './target'
+import { EOL } from 'os'
 
 async function compile(
   compilerOptions?: Partial<NexeOptions>,
@@ -39,11 +40,21 @@ async function compile(
     ? void nexe(compiler).then(
         () => callback && callback(null),
         (e: Error) => {
+          if (compiler.options.loglevel !== 'silent') {
+            process.stderr.write(EOL + e.stack + EOL)
+          }
+          compiler.quit()
           if (callback) callback(e)
           else throw e
         }
       )
-    : nexe(compiler)
+    : nexe(compiler).catch((e: Error) => {
+        if (compiler.options.loglevel !== 'silent') {
+          process.stderr.write(EOL + e.stack + EOL)
+        }
+        compiler.quit()
+        throw e
+      })
 }
 
 export { argv, compile, version, NexeCompiler, NexeOptions, help }
diff --git a/src/options.ts b/src/options.ts
index b28ea47..501a77f 100644
--- a/src/options.ts
+++ b/src/options.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import { getTarget, NexeTarget } from './target'
 import { EOL, homedir } from 'os'
 import * as c from 'chalk'
 
+const caw = require('caw')
+
 export const version = '{{replace:0}}'
 
 export interface NexePatch {
@@ -227,6 +229,15 @@ function normalizeOptions(input?: Partial<NexeOptions>): NexeOptions {
   options.make = flatten(options.vcBuild, options.make)
   options.configure = flatten(options.configure)
   options.resources = flatten(opts.resource, options.resources)
+
+  options.downloadOptions = options.downloadOptions || {}
+  options.downloadOptions.headers = options.downloadOptions.headers || {}
+  options.downloadOptions.headers['User-Agent'] = 'nexe (https://www.npmjs.com/package/nexe)'
+  options.downloadOptions.agent = process.env.HTTPS_PROXY
+    ? caw(process.env.HTTPS_PROXY, { protocol: 'https' })
+    : options.downloadOptions.agent || require('https').globalAgent
+  options.downloadOptions.rejectUnauthorized = process.env.HTTPS_PROXY ? false : true
+
   options.rc = options.rc || extractCliMap(/^rc-.*/, options)
   options.output =
     (options.targets[0] as NexeTarget).platform === 'windows'
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 72f5fdc..abeca62 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ caseless@~0.12.0:
   version "0.12.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/caseless/-/caseless-0.12.0.tgz#1b681c21ff84033c826543090689420d187151dc"
 
-caw@^2.0.0:
+caw@^2.0.0, caw@^2.0.1:
   version "2.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/caw/-/caw-2.0.1.tgz#6c3ca071fc194720883c2dc5da9b074bfc7e9e95"
   dependencies: