diff --git a/lib/ironic b/lib/ironic
index 072d2de..f3b4a72 100644
--- a/lib/ironic
+++ b/lib/ironic
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@
 function start_ironic_api() {
     screen_it ir-api "cd $IRONIC_DIR; $IRONIC_BIN_DIR/ironic-api --config-file=$IRONIC_CONF_FILE"
     echo "Waiting for ir-api ($IRONIC_HOSTPORT) to start..."
-    if ! timeout $SERVICE_TIMEOUT sh -c "while ! http_proxy= wget -q -O- http://$IRONIC_HOSTPORT; do sleep 1; done"; then
+    if ! timeout $SERVICE_TIMEOUT sh -c "while ! wget --no-proxy -q -O- http://$IRONIC_HOSTPORT; do sleep 1; done"; then
       die $LINENO "ir-api did not start"
     fi
 }