diff --git a/lib/start-proxy-action.js b/lib/start-proxy-action.js
index 2207e140e..04e698b44 100644
--- a/lib/start-proxy-action.js
+++ b/lib/start-proxy-action.js
@@ -122899,7 +122899,7 @@ var NetworkReachabilityBackend = class {
         url,
         {
           agent: this.agent,
-          method: "HEAD",
+          method: "GET",
           ca: this.proxy.cert,
           timeout: 5 * 1e3
           // 5 seconds
diff --git a/src/start-proxy/reachability.ts b/src/start-proxy/reachability.ts
index 8ba5418e1..71dee42fc 100644
--- a/src/start-proxy/reachability.ts
+++ b/src/start-proxy/reachability.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class NetworkReachabilityBackend implements ReachabilityBackend {
         url,
         {
           agent: this.agent,
-          method: "HEAD",
+          method: "GET",
           ca: this.proxy.cert,
           timeout: 5 * 1000, // 5 seconds
         },