diff --git a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.xnat/src/internal/QmitkXnatSessionManager.cpp b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.xnat/src/internal/QmitkXnatSessionManager.cpp
index 142fb9cefd..ce05202669 100644
--- a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.xnat/src/internal/QmitkXnatSessionManager.cpp
+++ b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.xnat/src/internal/QmitkXnatSessionManager.cpp
@@ -1,87 +1,88 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 The Medical Imaging Interaction Toolkit (MITK)
 
 Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center,
 Division of Medical and Biological Informatics.
 All rights reserved.
 
 This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without
 even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
 A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
 
 See LICENSE.txt or http://www.mitk.org for details.
 
 ===================================================================*/
 
 #include "QmitkXnatSessionManager.h"
 
 #include "org_mitk_gui_qt_xnatinterface_Activator.h"
 
 #include "berryPlatform.h"
 #include "berryIPreferences.h"
 #include "mitkLogMacros.h"
 
 #include <QMessageBox>
 #include <QApplication>
 
 #include "ctkXnatSession.h"
 #include "ctkXnatException.h"
 
 QmitkXnatSessionManager::QmitkXnatSessionManager()
   : m_Session(0)
 {
 }
 
 QmitkXnatSessionManager::~QmitkXnatSessionManager()
 {
   if(m_SessionRegistration != 0)
   {
     m_SessionRegistration.Unregister();
   }
   if(m_Session != 0)
   {
     delete m_Session;
   }
 }
 
 void QmitkXnatSessionManager::OpenXnatSession()
 {
   ctkXnatSession* session = mitk::org_mitk_gui_qt_xnatinterface_Activator::GetXnatModuleContext()->GetService(m_SessionRegistration.GetReference());
   if(session == NULL) return;
 
   if(!session->isOpen())
   {
     session->open();
   }
 }
 
 void QmitkXnatSessionManager::CreateXnatSession()
 {
   berry::IPreferencesService* prefService = berry::Platform::GetPreferencesService();
   berry::IPreferences::Pointer nodeConnectionPref = prefService->GetSystemPreferences()->Node("/XnatConnection");
 
   QUrl url(nodeConnectionPref->Get("Server Address", ""));
   url.setPort(nodeConnectionPref->Get("Port", "").toInt());
 
   ctkXnatLoginProfile profile;
   profile.setName("Default");
   profile.setServerUrl(url);
   profile.setUserName(nodeConnectionPref->Get("Username", ""));
   profile.setPassword(nodeConnectionPref->Get("Password", ""));
   profile.setDefault(true);
 
   m_Session = new ctkXnatSession(profile);
+  m_Session->setUseSystemProxyConfiguration(true);
 
   m_SessionRegistration = mitk::org_mitk_gui_qt_xnatinterface_Activator::GetXnatModuleContext()->RegisterService(m_Session);
 }
 
 void QmitkXnatSessionManager::CloseXnatSession()
 {
   ctkXnatSession* session = mitk::org_mitk_gui_qt_xnatinterface_Activator::GetXnatModuleContext()->GetService(m_SessionRegistration.GetReference());
   session->close();
   m_SessionRegistration.Unregister();
   m_SessionRegistration = 0;
   delete m_Session;
   m_Session = 0;
 }