diff --git a/LibGit2Sharp/Commands/Fetch.cs b/LibGit2Sharp/Commands/Fetch.cs
index d61fca5a5..d08d5b524 100644
--- a/LibGit2Sharp/Commands/Fetch.cs
+++ b/LibGit2Sharp/Commands/Fetch.cs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public static void Fetch(Repository repository, string remote, IEnumerable<strin
                     fetchOptions.CustomHeaders = GitStrArrayManaged.BuildFrom(options.CustomHeaders);
                 }
 
-                fetchOptions.ProxyOptions = new GitProxyOptions { Version = 1 };
+                fetchOptions.ProxyOptions = new GitProxyOptions { Version = 1};
 
                 Proxy.git_remote_fetch(remoteHandle, refspecs, fetchOptions, logMessage);
             }
diff --git a/LibGit2Sharp/Core/GitProxyOptions.cs b/LibGit2Sharp/Core/GitProxyOptions.cs
index b62b8e08f..9f283f265 100644
--- a/LibGit2Sharp/Core/GitProxyOptions.cs
+++ b/LibGit2Sharp/Core/GitProxyOptions.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ internal enum GitProxyType
     internal struct GitProxyOptions
     {
         public uint Version;
-        public GitProxyType Type;
+        public GitProxyType Type= GitProxyType.Auto;
         public IntPtr Url;
         public IntPtr CredentialsCb;
         public IntPtr CertificateCheck;