diff --git a/src/subscription_manager/cli_command/cli.py b/src/subscription_manager/cli_command/cli.py
index 5b65ac29c8..a64aa294d0 100644
--- a/src/subscription_manager/cli_command/cli.py
+++ b/src/subscription_manager/cli_command/cli.py
@@ -331,6 +331,7 @@ def main(self, args: Optional[List[str]] = None) -> Optional[int]:
             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