diff --git a/proxy.go b/proxy.go
index b97a4bd..11991ab 100644
--- a/proxy.go
+++ b/proxy.go
@@ -41,7 +41,12 @@ func NewDialContext(p Proxy) DialContext {
 	// if no provided Proxy.URL, infer from system settings
 	if p.URL == nil || p.URL.String() == "" {
 		debugf("proxy> No proxy provided. Attempting to infer from system.")
-		systemProxy := ggp.NewProvider("").GetProxy(p.TargetURL.Scheme, p.TargetURL.String())
+		systemProxy, err := ggp.NewProvider("").GetProxy(p.TargetURL.Scheme, p.TargetURL.String())
+		if err != nil {
+			debugf("proxy> Error inferring proxy from system: %v", err)
+			d := net.Dialer{}
+			return d.DialContext
+		}
 		// if no Proxy.URL was provided and no URL could be determined from system,
 		// then assume connection is direct.
 		if systemProxy == nil {