diff --git a/cmd/ocm-backplane/login/login_test.go b/cmd/ocm-backplane/login/login_test.go
index 3963eee1..719b226e 100644
--- a/cmd/ocm-backplane/login/login_test.go
+++ b/cmd/ocm-backplane/login/login_test.go
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Login command", func() {
 			Expect(cfg.Contexts["default/test123/anonymous"].Namespace).To(Equal("default"))
 		})
 
-		It("should fail when BP API timeouts", func() {
+		It("should fail when a proxy or backplane url is unreachable", func() {
 
 			err := utils.CreateTempKubeConfig(nil)
 			Expect(err).To(BeNil())
@@ -299,29 +299,11 @@ var _ = Describe("Login command", func() {
 			mockOcmInterface.EXPECT().IsClusterHibernating(gomock.Eq(trueClusterId)).Return(false, nil).AnyTimes()
 			mockOcmInterface.EXPECT().GetOCMAccessToken().Return(&testToken, nil)
 			mockClientUtil.EXPECT().MakeRawBackplaneAPIClientWithAccessToken(backplaneAPIUri, testToken).Return(mockClient, nil)
-			mockClient.EXPECT().LoginCluster(gomock.Any(), gomock.Eq(trueClusterId)).Return(fakeResp, errors.New("dial tcp i/o timeout"))
+			mockClient.EXPECT().LoginCluster(gomock.Any(), gomock.Eq(trueClusterId)).Return(fakeResp, errors.New("dial tcp: lookup yourproxy.com: no such host"))
 
 			err = runLogin(nil, []string{testClusterId})
 
 			Expect(err).NotTo(BeNil())
-			Expect(err.Error()).Should(ContainSubstring("cannot connect to backplane API URL"))
-
-		})
-
-		It("should fail when proxy not avaliable", func() {
-
-			err := utils.CreateTempKubeConfig(nil)
-			Expect(err).To(BeNil())
-			mockOcmInterface.EXPECT().GetTargetCluster(testClusterId).Return(trueClusterId, testClusterId, nil)
-			mockOcmInterface.EXPECT().IsClusterHibernating(gomock.Eq(trueClusterId)).Return(false, nil).AnyTimes()
-			mockOcmInterface.EXPECT().GetOCMAccessToken().Return(&testToken, nil)
-			mockClientUtil.EXPECT().MakeRawBackplaneAPIClientWithAccessToken(backplaneAPIUri, testToken).Return(mockClient, nil)
-			mockClient.EXPECT().LoginCluster(gomock.Any(), gomock.Eq(trueClusterId)).Return(fakeResp, errors.New("proxyconnect tcp: dial tcp: lookup yourproxy.com: no such host "))
-
-			err = runLogin(nil, []string{testClusterId})
-
-			Expect(err).NotTo(BeNil())
-			Expect(err.Error()).Should(ContainSubstring("check if you need to use a proxy/VPN to access backplane"))
 
 		})
 
diff --git a/pkg/cli/config/config.go b/pkg/cli/config/config.go
index bf647e03..4b3e7251 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/config/config.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package config
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
@@ -79,15 +78,6 @@ func GetBackplaneConfiguration() (bpConfig BackplaneConfiguration, err error) {
 // CheckAPIConnection validate API connection via configured proxy and VPN
 func (config BackplaneConfiguration) CheckAPIConnection() error {
 
-	// Check backplane Proxy URL
-	if config.ProxyURL == "" {
-		path, err := GetConfigFilePath()
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		return errors.New("empty proxy url - check your backplane-cli configuration in " + path)
-	}
-
 	// make test api connection
 	connectionOk, err := config.testHttpRequestToBackplaneAPI()