diff --git a/src/zeep/transports.py b/src/zeep/transports.py
index 2a1ee8bd..c1d952ac 100644
--- a/src/zeep/transports.py
+++ b/src/zeep/transports.py
@@ -185,12 +185,12 @@ def __init__(
         self.cache = cache
         self.wsdl_client = wsdl_client or httpx.Client(
             verify=verify_ssl,
-            proxies=proxy,
+            proxy=proxy,
             timeout=timeout,
         )
         self.client = client or httpx.AsyncClient(
             verify=verify_ssl,
-            proxies=proxy,
+            proxy=proxy,
             timeout=operation_timeout,
         )
         self.logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)