diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8da7f0f8..a4517149 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ Default: `false`
 
 ### proxy
 
-If you want to tunnel your API request through a proxy please see the [got proxy docs](https://github.com/sindresorhus/got/blob/master/readme.md#proxies) for more information.
+If you want to tunnel your API request through a proxy please provide your proxy URL.
 
-Type: `object`<br>
+Type: `string`<br>
 Default: `null`
 
 ## Usage
diff --git a/scripts/constants.js b/scripts/constants.js
index 90310416..eb1dd538 100644
--- a/scripts/constants.js
+++ b/scripts/constants.js
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ export interface SauceLabsOptions {
      */
     headless?: boolean;
     /**
-     * If you want to tunnel your API request through a proxy please see the [got proxy docs](https://github.com/sindresorhus/got/blob/master/readme.md#proxies) for more information.
+     * If you want to tunnel your API request through a proxy please provide your proxy URL.
      */
-    proxy?: object;
+    proxy?: string;
 }`
 
 exports.TC_SAUCE_CONNECT_OBJ = `
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 739f455a..26a677a2 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export default class SauceLabs {
             followRedirect: true,
         })
 
-        if (this._options.proxy !== undefined) {
+        if (typeof this._options.proxy === 'string') {
             var proxyAgent = createProxyAgent(this._options.proxy)
             this._api = got.extend({
                 agent: proxyAgent
diff --git a/tests/typings/test.ts b/tests/typings/test.ts
index 0ddbbab7..2a7e660c 100644
--- a/tests/typings/test.ts
+++ b/tests/typings/test.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const api = new SauceLabs({
     region: 'eu',
     user: 'foo',
     key: 'foobar',
-    proxy: {},
+    proxy: 'barfoo',
     headless: false
 });