diff --git a/lib/caronte.js b/lib/caronte.js
index 444e8fd..78d7bd4 100644
--- a/lib/caronte.js
+++ b/lib/caronte.js
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ proxy.createProxyServer = function createProxyServer(options) {
       "   ws     : <true/false, if you want to proxy websockets> ",
       "   xfwd   : <true/false, adds x-forward headers>          ",
       "   maxSock: <maximum number of sockets>                   ",
+      "   agent  : <http agent for pooled connections>           ",
       " }                                                        ",
       "                                                          ",
       "NOTE: `options.ws` and `options.ssl` are optional.        ",
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ proxy.createProxyServer = function createProxyServer(options) {
     options[key] = url.parse(options[key]);
 
     options[key].maxSockets = options.maxSock;
-    options[key].agent = new (options.ssl ? https.Agent : http.Agent)(options[key].maxSockets || 100);
+    options[key].agent = options.agent || false // new (options.ssl ? https.Agent : http.Agent)(options[key].maxSockets || 100);
   });
 
   options.ee = new events.EventEmitter2({ wildcard: true, delimiter: ':' });