diff --git a/its/run-its.bat b/its/run-its.bat
index cf90470e20..a7386439e3 100644
--- a/its/run-its.bat
+++ b/its/run-its.bat
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 @REM How JvZ runs the ITs from a clean slate if it would be on Windows
 
-mvn clean install -Prun-its,embedded -Dmaven.repo.local=%cd%/repo
+mvn clean install -Prun-its,embedded -Dmaven.repo.local=%cd%/repo 
 
+@REM If behind a proxy try this..
 
-suite.addTestSuite( MavenITmng5572ReactorPluginExtensionsTest.class  );
\ No newline at end of file
+@REM mvn clean install -Prun-its,embedded -Dmaven.repo.local=%cd%/repo -Dproxy.active=true -Dproxy.type=http -Dproxy.host=<host> -Dproxy.port=<port> -Dproxy.user= -Dproxy.pass=
diff --git a/its/run-its.sh b/its/run-its.sh
index 281068bf12..3d12f95b89 100755
--- a/its/run-its.sh
+++ b/its/run-its.sh
@@ -3,3 +3,7 @@
 # How I run the ITs from a clean slate. Though I do this with a primed Nexus instance. JvZ.
 
 mvn clean install -Prun-its,embedded -Dmaven.repo.local=`pwd`/repo
+
+# If behind a proxy try this
+
+# mvn clean install -Prun-its,embedded -Dmaven.repo.local=`pwd`/repo -Dproxy.active=true -Dproxy.type=http -Dproxy.host=<host> -Dproxy.port=<port> -Dproxy.user= -Dproxy.pass=