diff --git a/core/clustersmngr/cluster/cluster.go b/core/clustersmngr/cluster/cluster.go
index cab6c79a34..7bae71033e 100644
--- a/core/clustersmngr/cluster/cluster.go
+++ b/core/clustersmngr/cluster/cluster.go
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@ package cluster
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/weaveworks/weave-gitops/pkg/server/auth"
+	machnet "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/net"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cli-utils/pkg/flowcontrol"
@@ -77,6 +79,11 @@ func WithFlowControl(config *rest.Config) (*rest.Config, error) {
 	config.QPS = ClientQPS
 	config.Burst = ClientBurst
 
+	// From https://github.com/weaveworks/weave-gitops-enterprise/issues/3189
+	// Suggested in https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/118703#issuecomment-1595072383
+	// TODO: Revert or adapt when upstream fix is available
+	config.Proxy = machnet.NewProxierWithNoProxyCIDR(http.ProxyFromEnvironment)
+
 	return config, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/core/clustersmngr/cluster/single.go b/core/clustersmngr/cluster/single.go
index 16721cfbad..3e587a011e 100644
--- a/core/clustersmngr/cluster/single.go
+++ b/core/clustersmngr/cluster/single.go
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@ package cluster
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
+	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/weaveworks/weave-gitops/pkg/kube"
 	"github.com/weaveworks/weave-gitops/pkg/server/auth"
 	apiruntime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
+	machnet "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/net"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
@@ -60,6 +62,11 @@ func getClientFromConfig(config *rest.Config, scheme *apiruntime.Scheme) (client
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not create RESTMapper from config: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	// From https://github.com/weaveworks/weave-gitops-enterprise/issues/3189
+	// Suggested in https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/118703#issuecomment-1595072383
+	// TODO: Revert or adapt when upstream fix is available
+	config.Proxy = machnet.NewProxierWithNoProxyCIDR(http.ProxyFromEnvironment)
+
 	client, err := client.New(config, client.Options{
 		Scheme: scheme,
 		Mapper: mapper,