diff --git a/recipes/newrelic/infrastructure/awslinux.yml b/recipes/newrelic/infrastructure/awslinux.yml
index f6b43503a..0d27a405f 100644
--- a/recipes/newrelic/infrastructure/awslinux.yml
+++ b/recipes/newrelic/infrastructure/awslinux.yml
@@ -187,6 +187,26 @@ install:
           if [ ! -z "$HTTPS_PROXY" ]; then
             sed -i "/^proxy/d" /etc/newrelic-infra.yml
             echo 'proxy: {{.HTTPS_PROXY}}' >> /etc/newrelic-infra.yml
+
+            if [ -e /etc/yum.conf ]; then
+              if ! grep -q '^proxy=' /etc/yum.conf; then
+                echo "************************************************************"
+                echo "WARNING: proxy settings not detected in your yum config"
+                echo "If installation fails with a timeout, add the following line to /etc/yum.conf and retry:"
+                echo "proxy={{.HTTPS_PROXY}}"
+                echo "************************************************************"
+              fi
+            fi
+
+            if [ -e /etc/dnf/dnf.conf ]; then
+              if ! grep -q '^proxy=' /etc/dnf/dnf.conf; then
+                echo "************************************************************"
+                echo "WARNING: proxy settings not detected in your dnf config"
+                echo "If installation fails with a timeout, add the following line to /etc/dnf/dnf.conf and retry:"
+                echo "proxy={{.HTTPS_PROXY}}"
+                echo "************************************************************"
+              fi
+            fi
           fi
 
     install_infra:
diff --git a/recipes/newrelic/infrastructure/centos_rhel.yml b/recipes/newrelic/infrastructure/centos_rhel.yml
index 142a580e0..bb18ba89f 100644
--- a/recipes/newrelic/infrastructure/centos_rhel.yml
+++ b/recipes/newrelic/infrastructure/centos_rhel.yml
@@ -162,12 +162,24 @@ install:
             sed -i "/^proxy/d" /etc/newrelic-infra.yml
             echo 'proxy: {{.HTTPS_PROXY}}' >> /etc/newrelic-infra.yml
 
-            if ! grep -q '^proxy=' /etc/dnf/dnf.conf; then
-              echo "************************************************************"
-              echo "WARNING: proxy settings not detected in your dnf config"
-              echo "If installation fails with a timeout, add the following line to /etc/dnf/dnf.conf and retry:"
-              echo "proxy={{.HTTPS_PROXY}}"
-              echo "************************************************************"
+            if [ -e /etc/yum.conf ]; then
+              if ! grep -q '^proxy=' /etc/yum.conf; then
+                echo "************************************************************"
+                echo "WARNING: proxy settings not detected in your yum config"
+                echo "If installation fails with a timeout, add the following line to /etc/yum.conf and retry:"
+                echo "proxy={{.HTTPS_PROXY}}"
+                echo "************************************************************"
+              fi
+            fi
+
+            if [ -e /etc/dnf/dnf.conf ]; then
+              if ! grep -q '^proxy=' /etc/dnf/dnf.conf; then
+                echo "************************************************************"
+                echo "WARNING: proxy settings not detected in your dnf config"
+                echo "If installation fails with a timeout, add the following line to /etc/dnf/dnf.conf and retry:"
+                echo "proxy={{.HTTPS_PROXY}}"
+                echo "************************************************************"
+              fi
             fi
           fi