diff --git a/lib/core/option.py b/lib/core/option.py
index 45fbed789..bcdb05716 100644
--- a/lib/core/option.py
+++ b/lib/core/option.py
@@ -163,42 +163,6 @@ proxyHandler = urllib2.ProxyHandler()
 redirectHandler = SmartRedirectHandler()
 rangeHandler = HTTPRangeHandler()
 
-def _urllib2Opener():
-    """
-    This function creates the urllib2 OpenerDirector.
-    """
-
-    debugMsg = "creating HTTP requests opener object"
-    logger.debug(debugMsg)
-
-    handlers = [proxyHandler, authHandler, redirectHandler, rangeHandler, httpsHandler]
-
-    if not conf.dropSetCookie:
-        if not conf.loadCookies:
-            conf.cj = cookielib.CookieJar()
-        else:
-            conf.cj = cookielib.MozillaCookieJar()
-            resetCookieJar(conf.cj)
-
-        handlers.append(urllib2.HTTPCookieProcessor(conf.cj))
-
-    # Reference: http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec8.html
-    if conf.keepAlive:
-        warnMsg = "persistent HTTP(s) connections, Keep-Alive, has "
-        warnMsg += "been disabled because of its incompatibility "
-
-        if conf.proxy:
-            warnMsg += "with HTTP(s) proxy"
-            logger.warn(warnMsg)
-        elif conf.authType:
-            warnMsg += "with authentication methods"
-            logger.warn(warnMsg)
-        else:
-            handlers.append(keepAliveHandler)
-
-    opener = urllib2.build_opener(*handlers)
-    urllib2.install_opener(opener)
-
 def _feedTargetsDict(reqFile, addedTargetUrls):
     """
     Parses web scarab and burp logs and adds results to the target URL list
@@ -1160,6 +1124,37 @@ def _setHTTPProxy():
 
     proxyHandler.__init__(proxyHandler.proxies)
 
+    debugMsg = "creating HTTP requests opener object"
+    logger.debug(debugMsg)
+
+    handlers = filter(None, [proxyHandler if proxyHandler.proxies else None, authHandler, redirectHandler, rangeHandler, httpsHandler])
+
+    if not conf.dropSetCookie:
+        if not conf.loadCookies:
+            conf.cj = cookielib.CookieJar()
+        else:
+            conf.cj = cookielib.MozillaCookieJar()
+            resetCookieJar(conf.cj)
+
+        handlers.append(urllib2.HTTPCookieProcessor(conf.cj))
+
+    # Reference: http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec8.html
+    if conf.keepAlive:
+        warnMsg = "persistent HTTP(s) connections, Keep-Alive, has "
+        warnMsg += "been disabled because of its incompatibility "
+
+        if conf.proxy:
+            warnMsg += "with HTTP(s) proxy"
+            logger.warn(warnMsg)
+        elif conf.authType:
+            warnMsg += "with authentication methods"
+            logger.warn(warnMsg)
+        else:
+            handlers.append(keepAliveHandler)
+
+    opener = urllib2.build_opener(*handlers)
+    urllib2.install_opener(opener)
+
 def _setSafeVisit():
     """
     Check and set the safe visit options.
@@ -2550,7 +2545,6 @@ def init():
         _setGoogleDorking()
         _setBulkMultipleTargets()
         _setSitemapTargets()
-        _urllib2Opener()
         _checkTor()
         _setCrawler()
         _findPageForms()