diff --git a/twatch-lite b/twatch-lite
index 406baf0..2167520 100755
--- a/twatch-lite
+++ b/twatch-lite
@@ -205,8 +205,14 @@ my $state  = load_state ($opts{state});
 my $ua = LWP::UserAgent->new;
 $ua->agent("twatch-lite/$VERSION");
 $ua->show_progress(1) if $opts{verbose};
-$ua->env_proxy;
-# TODO: save cookies?
+if ($config->{proxy}) {
+  $ua->proxy(['http', 'https'], $config->{proxy});
+} else {
+  $ua->env_proxy;
+}
+if ($config->{cookies}) {
+  $ua->cookie_jar({ file => "$ENV{HOME}/.config/twatch-lite/cookies.txt" });
+}
 
 foreach my $feed (@{ $config->{feeds} }) {
   my $host = $feed->{hostname};
@@ -218,5 +224,6 @@ foreach my $feed (@{ $config->{feeds} }) {
 }
 save_state($opts{state}, $state);
 
-# cleanup
 exit 0;
+
+__END__