diff --git a/packages/server-commands/src/server/server.ts b/packages/server-commands/src/server/server.ts
index 2cea695f6..a30ba6ecf 100644
--- a/packages/server-commands/src/server/server.ts
+++ b/packages/server-commands/src/server/server.ts
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ import { StatsCommand } from './stats-command.js'
 import merge from 'lodash-es/merge.js'
 
 export type RunServerOptions = {
+  autoEnableImportProxy?: boolean
   hideLogs?: boolean
   nodeArgs?: string[]
   peertubeArgs?: string[]
@@ -241,7 +242,7 @@ export class PeerTubeServer {
 
     await this.assignCustomConfigFile()
 
-    let configOverride = this.buildConfigOverride()
+    let configOverride = this.buildConfigOverride(options)
 
     if (configOverrideArg !== undefined) {
       configOverride = merge(configOverride, configOverrideArg)
@@ -363,8 +364,8 @@ export class PeerTubeServer {
     this.customConfigFile = tmpConfigFile
   }
 
-  private buildConfigOverride () {
-    const base = process.env.YOUTUBE_DL_PROXY
+  private buildConfigOverride (options: RunServerOptions) {
+    const base = options.autoEnableImportProxy !== false && process.env.YOUTUBE_DL_PROXY
       ? { import: { videos: { http: { proxies: [ process.env.YOUTUBE_DL_PROXY ] } } } }
       : {}
 
diff --git a/packages/tests/src/api/server/proxy.ts b/packages/tests/src/api/server/proxy.ts
index 071175943..2f4bd76a1 100644
--- a/packages/tests/src/api/server/proxy.ts
+++ b/packages/tests/src/api/server/proxy.ts
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ describe('Test proxy', function () {
       this.timeout(240000)
 
       await servers[0].kill()
-      await servers[0].run(getProxyConfig(null), { env: goodEnv })
+      await servers[0].run({}, { env: goodEnv, autoEnableImportProxy: false })
 
       await quickImport()
 
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ describe('Test proxy', function () {
       this.timeout(120000)
 
       await servers[0].kill()
-      await servers[0].run(getProxyConfig(null), { env: badEnv })
+      await servers[0].run({}, { env: badEnv, autoEnableImportProxy: false })
 
       await quickImport(HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
     })
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ describe('Test proxy', function () {
       this.timeout(120000)
 
       await servers[0].kill()
-      await servers[0].run(getProxyConfig('http://localhost:9000'))
+      await servers[0].run(getProxyConfig('http://localhost:9000'), { autoEnableImportProxy: false })
 
       await quickImport(HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
     })
diff --git a/packages/tests/src/peertube-runner/vod-transcoding.ts b/packages/tests/src/peertube-runner/vod-transcoding.ts
index 6e909dc9a..2a55b9c4c 100644
--- a/packages/tests/src/peertube-runner/vod-transcoding.ts
+++ b/packages/tests/src/peertube-runner/vod-transcoding.ts
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ describe('Test VOD transcoding in peertube-runner program', function () {
     describe('Web video only enabled', function () {
 
       before(async function () {
-        await servers[0].config.enableTranscoding({ webVideo: true, hls: false, with0p: true })
+        await servers[0].config.enableTranscoding({ resolutions: 'max', webVideo: true, hls: false, with0p: true })
       })
 
       runSpecificSuite({ webVideoEnabled: true, hlsEnabled: false, objectStorage })