diff --git a/services/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java b/services/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
index 29c546e..b2fb2bb 100644
--- a/services/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
+++ b/services/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
@@ -3114,6 +3114,11 @@
             int port = 0;
             String exclList = "";
             if (proxyProperties != null && !TextUtils.isEmpty(proxyProperties.getHost())) {
+                if (!proxyProperties.isValid()) {
+                    if (DBG)
+                        log("Invalid proxy properties, ignoring: " + proxyProperties.toString());
+                    return;
+                }
                 mGlobalProxy = new ProxyProperties(proxyProperties);
                 host = mGlobalProxy.getHost();
                 port = mGlobalProxy.getPort();
@@ -3147,6 +3152,11 @@
                 Settings.Global.GLOBAL_HTTP_PROXY_EXCLUSION_LIST);
         if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(host)) {
             ProxyProperties proxyProperties = new ProxyProperties(host, port, exclList);
+            if (!proxyProperties.isValid()) {
+                if (DBG) log("Invalid proxy properties, ignoring: " + proxyProperties.toString());
+                return;
+            }
+
             synchronized (mProxyLock) {
                 mGlobalProxy = proxyProperties;
             }
@@ -3170,6 +3180,10 @@
         synchronized (mProxyLock) {
             if (mDefaultProxy != null && mDefaultProxy.equals(proxy)) return;
             if (mDefaultProxy == proxy) return; // catches repeated nulls
+            if (!proxy.isValid()) {
+                if (DBG) log("Invalid proxy properties, ignoring: " + proxy.toString());
+                return;
+            }
             mDefaultProxy = proxy;
 
             if (mGlobalProxy != null) return;