diff --git a/cdmtaskservice/jaws/client.py b/cdmtaskservice/jaws/client.py
index cdc4e4b..4e23af7 100644
--- a/cdmtaskservice/jaws/client.py
+++ b/cdmtaskservice/jaws/client.py
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@
 
 
 import aiohttp
+import aiohttp_socks
 import datetime
 from enum import Enum
 import logging
+import os
 from typing import Any
 
 from cdmtaskservice.arg_checkers import require_string as _require_string, not_falsy as _not_falsy
@@ -64,11 +66,16 @@ def __init__(self, url: str, token: str):
         if not url.endswith("/"):
             url += "/"
         url += "api/v2/"
-        self._sess = aiohttp.ClientSession(
-            base_url=url,
-            headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {_require_string(token, 'token')}"}
-        )
+        headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {_require_string(token, 'token')}"}
         self._logr = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+        pxurl = os.environ.get("JAWS_HTTPS_PROXY")
+        if pxurl:
+            # just used for testing so not advertised for now
+            self._logr.info(f"Using proxy {pxurl}")
+            proxy = aiohttp_socks.ProxyConnector.from_url(pxurl)
+            self._sess = aiohttp.ClientSession(base_url=url, headers=headers, connector=proxy)
+        else:
+            self._sess = aiohttp.ClientSession(base_url=url, headers=headers)
 
     async def _get(self, url, params=None) -> dict[str, Any]:
         return await self._req("GET", url, params=params)
diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
index 12caa64..f74dfd0 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ services:
       - KBCTS_JOB_MAX_CPU_HOURS=200
       - KBCTS_KAFKA_BOOTSTRAP_SERVERS=kafka:9092
       - KBCTS_KAFKA_TOPIC_JOBS=cts-jobs
-      - KBCTS_SERVICE_ROOT_URL=https://cdm_task_service:5000
+      - KBCTS_SERVICE_ROOT_URL=http://cdm_task_service:5000
       - KBCTS_SERVICE_GROUP=local_development
     volumes:
       - ./tmp_creds:/creds
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b7e7106..e034664 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ dependencies = [
     "aiobotocore==3.1.0",
     "aiofiles==25.1.0",
     "aiohttp==3.13.3",
+    "aiohttp-socks==0.11.0",
     "aiokafka==0.12.0",
+    "apscheduler==3.11.2",
     "async-lru==2.0.5",
     "awscrt==0.31.0",
     "bidict==0.23.1",
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index b8e6ef1..8fab709 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 version = 1
-revision = 2
+revision = 3
 requires-python = ">=3.12"
 
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+[[package]]
+name = "aiohttp-socks"
+version = "0.11.0"
+source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
+dependencies = [
+    { name = "aiohttp" },
+    { name = "python-socks" },
+]
+sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/1f/cc/e5bbd54f76bd56291522251e47267b645dac76327b2657ade9545e30522c/aiohttp_socks-0.11.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:0afe51638527c79077e4bd6e57052c87c4824233d6e20bb061c53766421b10f0", size = 11196, upload-time = "2025-12-09T13:35:52.564Z" }
+wheels = [
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+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "aioitertools"
 version = "0.12.0"
@@ -202,6 +215,18 @@ wheels = [
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 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "apscheduler"
+version = "3.11.2"
+source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
+dependencies = [
+    { name = "tzlocal" },
+]
+sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/07/12/3e4389e5920b4c1763390c6d371162f3784f86f85cd6d6c1bfe68eef14e2/apscheduler-3.11.2.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:2a9966b052ec805f020c8c4c3ae6e6a06e24b1bf19f2e11d91d8cca0473eef41", size = 108683, upload-time = "2025-12-22T00:39:34.884Z" }
+wheels = [
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+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "argparse-ext"
 version = "1.4.2"
@@ -335,7 +360,9 @@ dependencies = [
     { name = "aiobotocore" },
     { name = "aiofiles" },
     { name = "aiohttp" },
+    { name = "aiohttp-socks" },
     { name = "aiokafka" },
+    { name = "apscheduler" },
     { name = "async-lru" },
     { name = "awscrt" },
     { name = "bidict" },
@@ -371,7 +398,9 @@ requires-dist = [
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     { name = "aiofiles", specifier = "==25.1.0" },
     { name = "aiohttp", specifier = "==3.13.3" },
+    { name = "aiohttp-socks", specifier = "==0.11.0" },
     { name = "aiokafka", specifier = "==0.12.0" },
+    { name = "apscheduler", specifier = "==3.11.2" },
     { name = "async-lru", specifier = "==2.0.5" },
     { name = "awscrt", specifier = "==0.31.0" },
     { name = "bidict", specifier = "==0.23.1" },
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+[[package]]
+name = "python-socks"
+version = "2.8.0"
+source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
+sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/6c/07/cfdd6a846ac859e513b4e68bb6c669a90a74d89d8d405516fba7fc9c6f0c/python_socks-2.8.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:340f82778b20a290bdd538ee47492978d603dff7826aaf2ce362d21ad9ee6f1b", size = 273130, upload-time = "2025-12-09T12:17:05.433Z" }
+wheels = [
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+
 [[package]]
 name = "pywin32"
 version = "311"
@@ -1957,6 +1995,27 @@ wheels = [
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+version = "2025.3"
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+[[package]]
+name = "tzlocal"
+version = "5.3.1"
+source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
+dependencies = [
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