Index: ProxyConfiguration.java
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--- ProxyConfiguration.java	(revision 663911)
+++ ProxyConfiguration.java	(working copy)
@@ -65,7 +65,16 @@
         //              </Configuration>
         //        </parameter>
         Credentials proxyCred = null;
+        
+        //Using Java Networking Properties as default
+        String host = System.getProperty(HTTP_PROXY_HOST);
+        if (host != null) {
+            this.setProxyHost(host);
+            proxyCred = new UsernamePasswordCredentials("","");
+        }
 
+        String port = System.getProperty(HTTP_PROXY_PORT);
+        
         //Getting configuration values from Axis2.xml
         Parameter param = messageContext.getConfigurationContext().getAxisConfiguration()
                 .getParameter(ATTR_PROXY);
@@ -141,7 +150,7 @@
                         .getProperty(HTTPConstants.PROXY);
 
         if (proxyProperties != null) {
-            String host = proxyProperties.getProxyHostName();
+            host = proxyProperties.getProxyHostName();
             if (host == null || host.length() == 0) {
                 throw new AxisFault(ProxyConfiguration.class.getName() +
                                     " Proxy host is not available. Host is a MUST parameter");
@@ -171,16 +180,6 @@
 
         }
 
-        //Using Java Networking Properties
-
-        String host = System.getProperty(HTTP_PROXY_HOST);
-        if (host != null) {
-            this.setProxyHost(host);
-            proxyCred = new UsernamePasswordCredentials("","");
-        }
-
-        String port = System.getProperty(HTTP_PROXY_PORT);
-
         if (port != null) {
             this.setProxyPort(Integer.parseInt(port));
         }