diff --git a/src/mirall/owncloudinfo.h b/src/mirall/owncloudinfo.h
index ada18104f..cdde0843b 100644
--- a/src/mirall/owncloudinfo.h
+++ b/src/mirall/owncloudinfo.h
@@ -83,6 +83,11 @@ public:
      */
     QString configHandle(QNetworkReply *reply = 0);
 
+    /**
+     * return the proxy the QNetworkAccessManager is using.
+     */
+    QNetworkProxy qnamProxy();
+
 signals:
     // result signal with url- and version string.
     void ownCloudInfoFound( const QString&, const QString&, const QString&, const QString& );