diff --git a/src/tcpcheck.c b/src/tcpcheck.c
index 5bd237a..b9ef380 100644
--- a/src/tcpcheck.c
+++ b/src/tcpcheck.c
@@ -1073,6 +1073,24 @@
 	conn_prepare(conn, proto, xprt);
 	cs_attach(cs, check, &check_conn_cb);
 
+	if ((connect->options & TCPCHK_OPT_SOCKS4) && s && (s->flags & SRV_F_SOCKS4_PROXY)) {
+		conn->send_proxy_ofs = 1;
+		conn->flags |= CO_FL_SOCKS4;
+	}
+	else if ((connect->options & TCPCHK_OPT_DEFAULT_CONNECT) && s && s->check.via_socks4 && (s->flags & SRV_F_SOCKS4_PROXY)) {
+		conn->send_proxy_ofs = 1;
+		conn->flags |= CO_FL_SOCKS4;
+	}
+
+	if (connect->options & TCPCHK_OPT_SEND_PROXY) {
+		conn->send_proxy_ofs = 1;
+		conn->flags |= CO_FL_SEND_PROXY;
+	}
+	else if ((connect->options & TCPCHK_OPT_DEFAULT_CONNECT) && s && s->check.send_proxy && !(check->state & CHK_ST_AGENT)) {
+		conn->send_proxy_ofs = 1;
+		conn->flags |= CO_FL_SEND_PROXY;
+	}
+
 	status = SF_ERR_INTERNAL;
 	next = get_next_tcpcheck_rule(check->tcpcheck_rules, rule);
 	if (proto && proto->connect) {
@@ -1102,23 +1120,6 @@
 	else if ((connect->options & TCPCHK_OPT_DEFAULT_CONNECT) && s && s->check.alpn_str)
 		ssl_sock_set_alpn(conn, (unsigned char *)s->check.alpn_str, s->check.alpn_len);
 #endif
-	if ((connect->options & TCPCHK_OPT_SOCKS4) && s && (s->flags & SRV_F_SOCKS4_PROXY)) {
-		conn->send_proxy_ofs = 1;
-		conn->flags |= CO_FL_SOCKS4;
-	}
-	else if ((connect->options & TCPCHK_OPT_DEFAULT_CONNECT) && s && s->check.via_socks4 && (s->flags & SRV_F_SOCKS4_PROXY)) {
-		conn->send_proxy_ofs = 1;
-		conn->flags |= CO_FL_SOCKS4;
-	}
-
-	if (connect->options & TCPCHK_OPT_SEND_PROXY) {
-		conn->send_proxy_ofs = 1;
-		conn->flags |= CO_FL_SEND_PROXY;
-	}
-	else if ((connect->options & TCPCHK_OPT_DEFAULT_CONNECT) && s && s->check.send_proxy && !(check->state & CHK_ST_AGENT)) {
-		conn->send_proxy_ofs = 1;
-		conn->flags |= CO_FL_SEND_PROXY;
-	}
 
 	if (conn_ctrl_ready(conn) && (connect->options & TCPCHK_OPT_LINGER)) {
 		/* Some servers don't like reset on close */