diff --git a/lib/interface/cli/commands/hybrid/init.cmd.js b/lib/interface/cli/commands/hybrid/init.cmd.js
index 4615a1452..6a07d2c95 100644
--- a/lib/interface/cli/commands/hybrid/init.cmd.js
+++ b/lib/interface/cli/commands/hybrid/init.cmd.js
@@ -213,6 +213,10 @@ const initCmd = new Command({
         const detectedProxyVars = detectProxy();
         httpProxy = httpProxy || detectedProxyVars.httpProxy;
         httpsProxy = httpsProxy || detectedProxyVars.httpsProxy;
+        envVars = envVars || [];
+        if (!Array.isArray(envVars)) {
+            envVars = [envVars];
+        }
         if (noQuestions) {
             // use defaults
             kubeContextName = kubeContextName || getKubeContext(kubeConfigPath);
@@ -342,10 +346,12 @@ const initCmd = new Command({
         }
 
         if (httpProxy) {
-            envVars = _.merge(envVars || {}, { http_proxy: httpProxy, HTTP_PROXY: httpProxy });
+            envVars.push(`http_proxy=${httpProxy}`);
+            envVars.push(`HTTP_PROXY=${httpProxy}`);
         }
         if (httpsProxy) {
-            envVars = _.merge(envVars || {}, { https_proxy: httpsProxy, HTTPS_PROXY: httpsProxy });
+            envVars.push(`https_proxy=${httpsProxy}`);
+            envVars.push(`HTTPS_PROXY=${httpsProxy}`);
         }
 
         // save the answers for backup
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 13a5388e7..967d1cec0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "codefresh",
-  "version": "0.71.2",
+  "version": "0.71.3",
   "description": "Codefresh command line utility",
   "main": "index.js",
   "preferGlobal": true,