diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/yum.py b/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/yum.py
index 7a180f9a979..31e8b3c63dc 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/yum.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/yum.py
@@ -703,7 +703,6 @@ class YumModule(YumDnf):
         # setting system proxy environment and saving old, if exists
         my = self.yum_base()
         namepass = ""
-        proxy_url = ""
         scheme = ["http", "https"]
         old_proxy_env = [os.getenv("http_proxy"), os.getenv("https_proxy")]
         try:
@@ -726,10 +725,7 @@ class YumModule(YumDnf):
                         )
                 else:
                     for item in scheme:
-                        os.environ[item + "_proxy"] = re.sub(
-                            r"(http://)",
-                            r"\g<1>", proxy_url
-                        )
+                        os.environ[item + "_proxy"] = my.conf.proxy
             yield
         except yum.Errors.YumBaseError:
             raise
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/yum/tasks/proxy.yml b/test/integration/targets/yum/tasks/proxy.yml
index 969ad1fbdb5..aa1cac7a03e 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/yum/tasks/proxy.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/yum/tasks/proxy.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@
         line: "proxy=http://127.0.0.1:8888"
         state: present
 
+    - name: clear proxy logs
+      shell: ': > /var/log/tinyproxy/tinyproxy.log'
+      changed_when: false
+      args:
+        executable: /usr/bin/bash
+
     - name: install ninvaders with unauthenticated proxy
       yum:
         name: 'https://s3.amazonaws.com/ansible-ci-files/test/integration/targets/yum/ninvaders-0.1.1-18.el7.x86_64.rpm'
@@ -29,6 +35,9 @@
           - "'msg' in yum_proxy_result"
           - "'rc' in yum_proxy_result"
 
+    - name: check that it install via unauthenticated proxy
+      command: grep -q Request /var/log/tinyproxy/tinyproxy.log
+
     - name: uninstall ninvaders with unauthenticated proxy
       yum:
         name: ninvaders
@@ -67,6 +76,12 @@
         line: "proxy=http://1testuser:1testpassword@127.0.0.1:8888"
         state: present
 
+    - name: clear proxy logs
+      shell: ': > /var/log/tinyproxy/tinyproxy.log'
+      changed_when: false
+      args:
+        executable: /usr/bin/bash
+
     - name: install ninvaders with authenticated proxy
       yum:
         name: 'https://s3.amazonaws.com/ansible-ci-files/test/integration/targets/yum/ninvaders-0.1.1-18.el7.x86_64.rpm'
@@ -79,6 +94,9 @@
           - "'msg' in yum_proxy_result"
           - "'rc' in yum_proxy_result"
 
+    - name: check that it install via authenticated proxy
+      command: grep -q Request /var/log/tinyproxy/tinyproxy.log
+
     - name: uninstall ninvaders with authenticated proxy
       yum:
         name: ninvaders
@@ -108,6 +126,12 @@
         line: "proxy_password=1testpassword"
         state: present
 
+    - name: clear proxy logs
+      shell: ': > /var/log/tinyproxy/tinyproxy.log'
+      changed_when: false
+      args:
+        executable: /usr/bin/bash
+
     - name: install ninvaders with proxy, proxy_username, and proxy_password config in yum.conf
       yum:
         name: 'https://s3.amazonaws.com/ansible-ci-files/test/integration/targets/yum/ninvaders-0.1.1-18.el7.x86_64.rpm'
@@ -120,6 +144,9 @@
           - "'msg' in yum_proxy_result"
           - "'rc' in yum_proxy_result"
 
+    - name: check that it install via proxy with proxy_username, proxy_password config in yum.conf
+      command: grep -q Request /var/log/tinyproxy/tinyproxy.log
+
   always:
     #cleanup
     - name: uninstall tinyproxy