diff --git a/lib/parse/cmdline.py b/lib/parse/cmdline.py
index a4be932ae..35d8a0d0a 100644
--- a/lib/parse/cmdline.py
+++ b/lib/parse/cmdline.py
@@ -121,14 +121,14 @@ def cmdLineParser():
                                 "key_file,cert_file)")
 
         request.add_option("--proxy", dest="proxy",
-                           help="Use a HTTP proxy to connect to the target URL")
+                           help="Use a proxy to connect to the target URL")
 
         request.add_option("--proxy-cred", dest="pCred",
-                           help="HTTP proxy authentication credentials "
+                           help="Proxy authentication credentials "
                                 "(name:password)")
 
         request.add_option("--ignore-proxy", dest="ignoreProxy", action="store_true",
-                           help="Ignore system default HTTP proxy")
+                           help="Ignore system default proxy settings")
 
         request.add_option("--tor", dest="tor",
                                   action="store_true",
diff --git a/sqlmap.conf b/sqlmap.conf
index d67d5360f..2617fdd72 100644
--- a/sqlmap.conf
+++ b/sqlmap.conf
@@ -88,16 +88,16 @@ aCred =
 # Syntax: key_file,cert_file
 aCert = 
 
-# Use a HTTP proxy to connect to the target URL.
+# Use a proxy to connect to the target URL.
 # Syntax: http://address:port
 proxy = 
 
-# HTTP proxy authentication credentials. Useful only if the proxy requires
-# HTTP Basic or Digest authentication and you have such data.
+# Proxy authentication credentials. Useful only if the proxy requires
+# Basic or Digest authentication and you have such data.
 # Syntax: username:password
 pCred =
 
-# Ignore system default HTTP proxy.
+# Ignore system default proxy settings.
 # Valid: True or False
 ignoreProxy = False