diff --git a/src/subscription_manager/managercli.py b/src/subscription_manager/managercli.py
index f3830f1a02..22734ccb85 100644
--- a/src/subscription_manager/managercli.py
+++ b/src/subscription_manager/managercli.py
@@ -471,6 +471,7 @@ def main(self, args=None):
             self.proxy_password = proxy_pass
             self.proxy_hostname = proxy_hostname
             self.proxy_port = int(proxy_port)
+            config_changed = True
 
         if hasattr(self.options, "proxy_user") and self.options.proxy_user:
             self.proxy_user = self.options.proxy_user