diff --git a/source/coinblocker/rpz-ip.csv b/source/coinblocker/rpz-ip.csv
index 792d6005489..e69de29bb2d 100644
--- a/source/coinblocker/rpz-ip.csv
+++ b/source/coinblocker/rpz-ip.csv
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-#
diff --git a/tools/sort_lists_project/src/main.rs b/tools/sort_lists_project/src/main.rs
index eb5e4abf5aa..1665e09ef64 100644
--- a/tools/sort_lists_project/src/main.rs
+++ b/tools/sort_lists_project/src/main.rs
@@ -33,10 +33,13 @@ fn get_modified_files_in_last_commit() -> Vec<String> {
 
 fn fetch_valid_tlds(proxy: Option<&str>) -> HashSet<String> {
     let client = match proxy {
-        Some(p) => Client::builder()
-            .proxy(Proxy::all(p).expect("Invalid proxy URL"))
-            .build()
-            .expect("Failed to build client with proxy"),
+        Some(p) => {
+            if let Ok(proxy) = Proxy::all(p) {
+                Client::builder().proxy(proxy).build().expect("Failed to build client with proxy")
+            } else {
+                Client::new()
+            }
+        },
         None => Client::new(),
     };