diff --git a/internal/indexer/resolver.go b/internal/indexer/resolver.go
index 5719e9b2..ef2e5266 100644
--- a/internal/indexer/resolver.go
+++ b/internal/indexer/resolver.go
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ func newDockerResolver(u *url.URL, username, password string, insecure bool) rem
 			},
 		}
 	}
+	client.once.Do(func() {
+		client.transport = &http.Transport{
+			DisableCompression: true,
+			Proxy:              http.ProxyFromEnvironment,
+		}
+	})
 	opts := docker.ResolverOptions{
 		Hosts: func(s string) ([]docker.RegistryHost, error) {
 			return []docker.RegistryHost{
diff --git a/pkg/client/repo/chartmuseum/chartmuseum.go b/pkg/client/repo/chartmuseum/chartmuseum.go
index a42de301..d8a234b4 100644
--- a/pkg/client/repo/chartmuseum/chartmuseum.go
+++ b/pkg/client/repo/chartmuseum/chartmuseum.go
@@ -119,6 +119,12 @@ func (r *Repo) Upload(file string, _ *chart.Metadata) error {
 		}
 		client = &http.Client{Transport: tr}
 	}
+	r.once.Do(func() {
+		r.transport = &http.Transport{
+			DisableCompression: true,
+			Proxy:              http.ProxyFromEnvironment,
+		}
+	})
 	res, err := client.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Annotatef(err, "uploading %q chart", file)
diff --git a/pkg/client/repo/harbor/harbor.go b/pkg/client/repo/harbor/harbor.go
index 5bbc3b69..e174068d 100644
--- a/pkg/client/repo/harbor/harbor.go
+++ b/pkg/client/repo/harbor/harbor.go
@@ -118,6 +118,12 @@ func (r *Repo) Upload(file string, _ *chart.Metadata) error {
 		}
 		client = &http.Client{Transport: tr}
 	}
+	r.once.Do(func() {
+		r.transport = &http.Transport{
+			DisableCompression: true,
+			Proxy:              http.ProxyFromEnvironment,
+		}
+	})
 	res, err := client.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Annotatef(err, "uploading %q chart", file)
diff --git a/pkg/client/repo/helmclassic/helmclassic.go b/pkg/client/repo/helmclassic/helmclassic.go
index 2fcc2e9c..e0a428e2 100644
--- a/pkg/client/repo/helmclassic/helmclassic.go
+++ b/pkg/client/repo/helmclassic/helmclassic.go
@@ -53,6 +53,12 @@ var reloadIndex = func(r *Repo) error {
 		}
 		client = &http.Client{Transport: tr}
 	}
+	r.once.Do(func() {
+		r.transport = &http.Transport{
+			DisableCompression: true,
+			Proxy:              http.ProxyFromEnvironment,
+		}
+	})
 	res, err := client.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Annotate(err, "fetching index.yaml")
@@ -185,6 +191,12 @@ func (r *Repo) Fetch(name string, version string) (string, error) {
 		}
 		client = &http.Client{Transport: tr}
 	}
+	r.once.Do(func() {
+		r.transport = &http.Transport{
+			DisableCompression: true,
+			Proxy:              http.ProxyFromEnvironment,
+		}
+	})
 	res, err := client.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", errors.Annotatef(err, "fetching %s:%s chart", name, version)
diff --git a/pkg/client/repo/oci/oci.go b/pkg/client/repo/oci/oci.go
index 8c29abe3..0c3413ac 100644
--- a/pkg/client/repo/oci/oci.go
+++ b/pkg/client/repo/oci/oci.go
@@ -126,6 +126,12 @@ func (r *Repo) getTagManifest(name, version string) (*ocispec.Manifest, error) {
 		}
 		client = &http.Client{Transport: tr}
 	}
+	r.once.Do(func() {
+		r.transport = &http.Transport{
+			DisableCompression: true,
+			Proxy:              http.ProxyFromEnvironment,
+		}
+	})
 	resp, err := client.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Trace(err)
@@ -190,6 +196,12 @@ func (r *Repo) ListChartVersions(name string) ([]string, error) {
 		}
 		client = &http.Client{Transport: tr}
 	}
+	r.once.Do(func() {
+		r.transport = &http.Transport{
+			DisableCompression: true,
+			Proxy:              http.ProxyFromEnvironment,
+		}
+	})
 	resp, err := client.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Trace(err)
@@ -271,6 +283,12 @@ func (r *Repo) Fetch(name string, version string) (string, error) {
 		}
 		client = &http.Client{Transport: tr}
 	}
+	r.once.Do(func() {
+		r.transport = &http.Transport{
+			DisableCompression: true,
+			Proxy:              http.ProxyFromEnvironment,
+		}
+	})
 	res, err := client.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", errors.Annotatef(err, "fetching %s:%s chart", name, version)