diff --git a/libi2pd/Config.cpp b/libi2pd/Config.cpp
index 6ce3a714..7668d6a7 100644
--- a/libi2pd/Config.cpp
+++ b/libi2pd/Config.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ namespace config {
 			("httpproxy.enabled", value<bool>()->default_value(true),                 "Enable or disable HTTP Proxy")
 			("httpproxy.address", value<std::string>()->default_value("127.0.0.1"),   "HTTP Proxy listen address")
 			("httpproxy.port", value<uint16_t>()->default_value(4444),                "HTTP Proxy listen port")
-			("httpproxy.keys", value<std::string>()->default_value(""),               "File to persist HTTP Proxy keys")
+			("httpproxy.keys", value<std::string>()->default_value("transient-proxy"), "File to persist HTTP Proxy keys. Transient by default")
 			("httpproxy.signaturetype", value<i2p::data::SigningKeyType>()->
 				default_value(i2p::data::SIGNING_KEY_TYPE_EDDSA_SHA512_ED25519),      "Signature type for new keys. 7 (EdDSA) by default")
 			("httpproxy.inbound.length", value<std::string>()->default_value("3"),    "HTTP proxy inbound tunnel length")
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ namespace config {
 			("socksproxy.enabled", value<bool>()->default_value(true),                 "Enable or disable SOCKS Proxy")
 			("socksproxy.address", value<std::string>()->default_value("127.0.0.1"),   "SOCKS Proxy listen address")
 			("socksproxy.port", value<uint16_t>()->default_value(4447),                "SOCKS Proxy listen port")
-			("socksproxy.keys", value<std::string>()->default_value(""),               "File to persist SOCKS Proxy keys")
+			("socksproxy.keys", value<std::string>()->default_value("transient-proxy"), "File to persist SOCKS Proxy keys. Transient by default")
 			("socksproxy.signaturetype", value<i2p::data::SigningKeyType>()->
 				default_value(i2p::data::SIGNING_KEY_TYPE_EDDSA_SHA512_ED25519),       "Signature type for new keys. 7 (EdDSA) by default")
 			("socksproxy.inbound.length", value<std::string>()->default_value("3"),    "SOCKS proxy inbound tunnel length")
diff --git a/libi2pd_client/ClientContext.cpp b/libi2pd_client/ClientContext.cpp
index b24ce3ce..e1316a7f 100644
--- a/libi2pd_client/ClientContext.cpp
+++ b/libi2pd_client/ClientContext.cpp
@@ -844,6 +844,8 @@ namespace client
 		bool socksproxy; i2p::config::GetOption("socksproxy.enabled", socksproxy);
 		if (socksproxy)
 		{
+			std::string httpProxyKeys;         i2p::config::GetOption("httpproxy.keys",          httpProxyKeys);
+			// we still need httpProxyKeys to compare with sockProxyKeys
 			std::string socksProxyKeys;        i2p::config::GetOption("socksproxy.keys",             socksProxyKeys);
 			std::string socksProxyAddr;        i2p::config::GetOption("socksproxy.address",          socksProxyAddr);
 			uint16_t    socksProxyPort;        i2p::config::GetOption("socksproxy.port",             socksProxyPort);
@@ -852,7 +854,12 @@ namespace client
 			uint16_t    socksOutProxyPort;     i2p::config::GetOption("socksproxy.outproxyport",     socksOutProxyPort);
 			i2p::data::SigningKeyType sigType; i2p::config::GetOption("socksproxy.signaturetype",    sigType);
 			LogPrint(eLogInfo, "Clients: starting SOCKS Proxy at ", socksProxyAddr, ":", socksProxyPort);
-			if (socksProxyKeys.length () > 0)
+			if (httpProxyKeys == socksProxyKeys && m_HttpProxy)
+			{
+				localDestination = m_HttpProxy->GetLocalDestination ();
+				localDestination->Acquire ();
+			}	
+			else if (socksProxyKeys.length () > 0)
 			{
 				i2p::data::PrivateKeys keys;
 				if (LoadPrivateKeys (keys, socksProxyKeys, sigType))