diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_con/ecore_con.c b/src/lib/ecore_con/ecore_con.c
index 0e6a896eb6..d8dbd37a58 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_con/ecore_con.c
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_con/ecore_con.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ static int _ecore_con_init_count = 0;
 int _ecore_con_log_dom = -1;
 
 Eina_Bool   _efl_net_proxy_helper_can_do      (void);
-int         _efl_net_proxy_helper_url_req_send(const char *url);
+int         _efl_net_proxy_helper_url_req_send(const char *url, Ecore_Thread *eth);
 char      **_efl_net_proxy_helper_url_wait    (int id);
 void        _efl_net_proxy_helper_init        (void);
 void        _efl_net_proxy_helper_shutdown    (void);
@@ -2038,7 +2038,7 @@ _efl_net_ip_connect_async_run_socks5h(Efl_Net_Ip_Connect_Async_Data *d, const ch
 }
 
 static void
-_efl_net_ip_connect_async_run(void *data, Ecore_Thread *thread EINA_UNUSED)
+_efl_net_ip_connect_async_run(void *data, Ecore_Thread *thread)
 {
    Efl_Net_Ip_Connect_Async_Data *d = data;
    const char *host, *port, *proxy;
@@ -2076,7 +2076,7 @@ _efl_net_ip_connect_async_run(void *data, Ecore_Thread *thread EINA_UNUSED)
           }
         else
           {
-             proxies = ecore_con_libproxy_proxies_get(url);
+             proxies = ecore_con_libproxy_proxies_get(url, thread);
              eina_stringshare_del(url);
           }
      }
@@ -2578,9 +2578,9 @@ efl_net_udp_datagram_size_query(SOCKET fd)
 }
 
 char **
-ecore_con_libproxy_proxies_get(const char *url)
+ecore_con_libproxy_proxies_get(const char *url, Ecore_Thread *eth)
 {
-   int id =  _efl_net_proxy_helper_url_req_send(url);
+   int id =  _efl_net_proxy_helper_url_req_send(url, eth);
    if (id < 0) return NULL;
    return _efl_net_proxy_helper_url_wait(id);
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_con/ecore_con_private.h b/src/lib/ecore_con/ecore_con_private.h
index b1842fc2e9..7f0c95d61d 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_con/ecore_con_private.h
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_con/ecore_con_private.h
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ extern int sd_fd_max;
 /* init must be called from main thread */
 void ecore_con_libproxy_proxies_free(char **proxies);
 /* BLOCKING! should be called from a worker thread */
-char **ecore_con_libproxy_proxies_get(const char *url);
+char **ecore_con_libproxy_proxies_get(const char *url, Ecore_Thread *eth);
 
 
 Eina_Bool ecore_con_server_check(const Ecore_Con_Server *svr);
diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_con/ecore_con_proxy_helper.c b/src/lib/ecore_con/ecore_con_proxy_helper.c
index f1f5aadaf1..a4d953ba7f 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_con/ecore_con_proxy_helper.c
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_con/ecore_con_proxy_helper.c
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ _efl_net_proxy_helper_cb_send_do(void *data)
 }
 
 int
-_efl_net_proxy_helper_url_req_send(const char *url)
+_efl_net_proxy_helper_url_req_send(const char *url, Ecore_Thread *eth)
 {
    char *buf;
    int id = -1;
@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@ _efl_net_proxy_helper_url_req_send(const char *url)
         locks--;
      }
    eina_spinlock_release(&_efl_net_proxy_helper_queue_lock);
+   if (ecore_thread_check(eth)) return -1;
    // create request to quque up to look up responses for
    req = calloc(1, sizeof(Efl_Net_Proxy_Helper_Req));
    if (!req) return -1;
@@ -352,9 +353,10 @@ _efl_net_proxy_helper_url_req_send(const char *url)
    buf = alloca(strlen(url) + 256);
    sprintf(buf, "P %i %s\n", req->id, url);
    req->str = strdup(buf);
-   if (!req->str)
+   if ((!req->str) || ecore_thread_check(eth))
      {
         eina_thread_queue_free(req->thq);
+        free(req->str);
         free(req);
         return -1;
      }
diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_con/efl_net_dialer_http.c b/src/lib/ecore_con/efl_net_dialer_http.c
index df1fedf61e..f1f18a0c7a 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_con/efl_net_dialer_http.c
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_con/efl_net_dialer_http.c
@@ -1226,10 +1226,10 @@ typedef struct _Efl_Net_Dialer_Http_Libproxy_Context {
 } Efl_Net_Dialer_Http_Libproxy_Context;
 
 static void
-_efl_net_dialer_http_libproxy_run(void *data, Ecore_Thread *thread EINA_UNUSED)
+_efl_net_dialer_http_libproxy_run(void *data, Ecore_Thread *thread)
 {
    Efl_Net_Dialer_Http_Libproxy_Context *ctx = data;
-   char **proxies = ecore_con_libproxy_proxies_get(ctx->url);
+   char **proxies = ecore_con_libproxy_proxies_get(ctx->url, thread);
    char **itr;
 
    if (!proxies) return;