diff --git a/nanobot/providers/openai_compat_provider.py b/nanobot/providers/openai_compat_provider.py
index a3d3772c..5e2d7115 100644
--- a/nanobot/providers/openai_compat_provider.py
+++ b/nanobot/providers/openai_compat_provider.py
@@ -417,14 +417,9 @@ class OpenAICompatProvider(LLMProvider):
                 timeout=timeout_s,
                 transport=httpx.AsyncHTTPTransport(proxy=None, limits=_local_limits),
             )
-        else:
-            # Cloud endpoints: respect proxy environment variables
-            # (HTTP_PROXY, HTTPS_PROXY, ALL_PROXY, NO_PROXY) so corporate
-            # or VPN proxies work without explicit configuration.
-            http_client = httpx.AsyncClient(
-                timeout=timeout_s,
-                trust_env=True,
-            )
+        # else: http_client stays None → SDK creates DefaultAsyncHttpxClient
+        # which already reads proxy env vars via trust_env=True, has proper
+        # connection limits, and follows redirects.
         self._client = AsyncOpenAI(
             api_key=self._api_key_for_client,
             base_url=self._effective_base,
diff --git a/tests/providers/test_openai_compat_timeout.py b/tests/providers/test_openai_compat_timeout.py
index bf685158..519d22ec 100644
--- a/tests/providers/test_openai_compat_timeout.py
+++ b/tests/providers/test_openai_compat_timeout.py
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ async def test_openai_compat_provider_defers_sdk_client_until_first_use() -> Non
 
     kwargs = mock_async_openai.call_args.kwargs
     _assert_openai_compat_timeout(kwargs["timeout"])
-    # Cloud endpoints get an httpx client with trust_env=True to respect
-    # proxy environment variables (HTTP_PROXY, HTTPS_PROXY, ALL_PROXY).
-    assert kwargs["http_client"] is not None
-    assert kwargs["http_client"]._trust_env is True
+    # Cloud endpoints pass http_client=None so the SDK creates its own
+    # DefaultAsyncHttpxClient, which already handles proxy env vars,
+    # connection limits, and redirects correctly.
+    assert kwargs["http_client"] is None
 
 
 async def test_openai_compat_provider_sets_timeout_on_local_http_client() -> None: