diff --git a/pywb/rewrite/rewrite_live.py b/pywb/rewrite/rewrite_live.py
index 3e1cbf2b..1b20e120 100644
--- a/pywb/rewrite/rewrite_live.py
+++ b/pywb/rewrite/rewrite_live.py
@@ -22,11 +22,18 @@ from rewrite_content import RewriteContent
 
 #=================================================================
 class LiveRewriter(object):
-    def __init__(self, is_framed_replay=False, default_proxy=None):
+    def __init__(self, is_framed_replay=False, proxies=None):
         self.rewriter = RewriteContent(is_framed_replay=is_framed_replay)
-        self.default_proxy = default_proxy
-        if self.default_proxy:
-            logging.debug('Live Rewrite via proxy ' + self.default_proxy)
+
+        self.proxies = proxies
+
+        if self.proxies:
+            logging.debug('Live Rewrite via proxy ' + str(proxies))
+
+            if isinstance(proxies, str):
+                self.proxies = {'http': proxies,
+                                'https': proxies}
+
         else:
             logging.debug('Live Rewrite Direct (no proxy)')
 
@@ -86,16 +93,14 @@ class LiveRewriter(object):
                    env=None,
                    req_headers=None,
                    follow_redirects=False,
-                   proxies=None):
+                   ignore_proxies=False):
 
         method = 'GET'
         data = None
 
-        if proxies == False:
-            proxies = None
-        elif not proxies and self.default_proxy:
-            proxies = {'http': self.default_proxy,
-                       'https': self.default_proxy}
+        proxies = None
+        if not ignore_proxies:
+            proxies = self.proxies
 
         if not req_headers:
             req_headers = {}
@@ -138,7 +143,7 @@ class LiveRewriter(object):
                       req_headers={},
                       timestamp=None,
                       follow_redirects=False,
-                      proxies=None):
+                      ignore_proxies=False):
 
         ts_err = url.split('///')
 
@@ -153,7 +158,7 @@ class LiveRewriter(object):
         if is_http(url):
             (status_headers, stream) = self.fetch_http(url, env, req_headers,
                                                        follow_redirects,
-                                                       proxies)
+                                                       ignore_proxies)
         else:
             (status_headers, stream) = self.fetch_local_file(url)
 
diff --git a/pywb/webapp/live_rewrite_handler.py b/pywb/webapp/live_rewrite_handler.py
index 98d6c5db..bc4a1742 100644
--- a/pywb/webapp/live_rewrite_handler.py
+++ b/pywb/webapp/live_rewrite_handler.py
@@ -28,21 +28,21 @@ class RewriteHandler(SearchPageWbUrlHandler):
 
     LIVE_COOKIE = 'pywb.timestamp={0}; max-age=60'
 
+    YT_DL_TYPE = 'application/vnd.youtube-dl_formats+json'
+
     youtubedl = None
 
     def __init__(self, config):
         super(RewriteHandler, self).__init__(config)
 
-        self.default_proxy = config.get('proxyhostport')
+        self.proxy = config.get('proxyhostport')
         self.rewriter = LiveRewriter(is_framed_replay=self.is_frame_mode,
-                                     default_proxy=self.default_proxy)
+                                     proxies=self.proxy)
 
         self.head_insert_view = HeadInsertView.init_from_config(config)
 
         self.live_cookie = config.get('live-cookie', self.LIVE_COOKIE)
 
-        self.no_proxy_range = config.get('no_proxy_range', True)
-
         self.ydl = None
 
         self._cache = None
@@ -74,14 +74,14 @@ class RewriteHandler(SearchPageWbUrlHandler):
         if ref_wburl_str:
             wbrequest.env['REL_REFERER'] = WbUrl(ref_wburl_str).url
 
-        proxies = None  # default
+        ignore_proxies = False
         use_206 = False
         url = None
 
         readd_range = False
         cache_key = None
 
-        if self.default_proxy and self.no_proxy_range:
+        if self.proxy:
             rangeres = wbrequest.extract_range()
 
             if rangeres:
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class RewriteHandler(SearchPageWbUrlHandler):
                     readd_range = True
                 else:
                     # disables proxy
-                    proxies = False
+                    ignore_proxies = True
 
                     # sets cache_key only if not already cached
                     cache_key = self._check_url_cache(url)
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class RewriteHandler(SearchPageWbUrlHandler):
                                              head_insert_func=head_insert_func,
                                              req_headers=req_headers,
                                              env=wbrequest.env,
-                                             proxies=proxies)
+                                             ignore_proxies=ignore_proxies)
 
         wbresponse = self._make_response(wbrequest, *result)
 
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@ class RewriteHandler(SearchPageWbUrlHandler):
         referrer = wbrequest.env.get('REL_REFERER')
 
         def do_ping():
-            proxies = {'http': self.default_proxy,
-                       'https': self.default_proxy}
+            proxies = {'http': self.proxy,
+                       'https': self.proxy}
 
             headers = self._live_request_headers(wbrequest)
             headers['Connection'] = 'close'
@@ -201,11 +201,11 @@ class RewriteHandler(SearchPageWbUrlHandler):
 
         info = self.youtubedl.extract_info(video_url)
 
-        content_type = 'application/vnd.youtube-dl_formats+json'
+        content_type = self.YT_DL_TYPE
         metadata = json.dumps(info)
 
-        if self.default_proxy:
-            proxies = {'http': self.default_proxy}
+        if self.proxy:
+            proxies = {'http': self.proxy}
 
             headers = self._live_request_headers(wbrequest)
             headers['Content-Type'] = content_type