diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index b5b147d04..b348b8b04 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
         "@babel/parser": "^7.24.6",
         "@babel/traverse": "^7.24.6",
         "@mongodb-js/compass-components": "^1.25.0",
-        "@mongodb-js/connection-form": "^1.41.0",
+        "@mongodb-js/connection-form": "^1.41.1",
         "@mongodb-js/connection-info": "^0.7.0",
         "@mongodb-js/mongodb-constants": "^0.10.2",
         "@mongosh/browser-runtime-electron": "^2.3.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8da16ef7f..dbd4cf1e2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1182,7 +1182,7 @@
     "@babel/parser": "^7.24.6",
     "@babel/traverse": "^7.24.6",
     "@mongodb-js/compass-components": "^1.25.0",
-    "@mongodb-js/connection-form": "^1.41.0",
+    "@mongodb-js/connection-form": "^1.41.1",
     "@mongodb-js/connection-info": "^0.7.0",
     "@mongodb-js/mongodb-constants": "^0.10.2",
     "@mongosh/browser-runtime-electron": "^2.3.0",
diff --git a/src/connectionController.ts b/src/connectionController.ts
index 0ca1a6b20..301db9e97 100644
--- a/src/connectionController.ts
+++ b/src/connectionController.ts
@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@ export default class ConnectionController {
           productDocsLink: LINKS.extensionDocs(),
         }),
       logger: Object.assign(log, { mongoLogId }),
+      proxyOptions: {},
     });
     this._connectionAttempt = connectionAttempt;
     this._connectingConnectionId = connectionId;
diff --git a/src/test/suite/explorer/explorerController.test.ts b/src/test/suite/explorer/explorerController.test.ts
index cadca2a99..0e47cced2 100644
--- a/src/test/suite/explorer/explorerController.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/suite/explorer/explorerController.test.ts
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ suite('Explorer Controller Test Suite', function () {
     testConnectionController._connectionAttempt = createConnectionAttempt({
       connectFn: connect,
       logger: Object.assign(log, { mongoLogId }),
+      proxyOptions: {},
     });
 
     const connectionsItems = await treeController.getChildren();