diff --git a/skyvern/webeye/browser_factory.py b/skyvern/webeye/browser_factory.py
index a102000e9e..7e530b80b7 100644
--- a/skyvern/webeye/browser_factory.py
+++ b/skyvern/webeye/browser_factory.py
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
 from skyvern.schemas.runs import ProxyLocation, get_tzinfo_from_proxy
 from skyvern.webeye.utils.page import ScreenshotMode, SkyvernFrame
 
+PROXY_PATTERN = re.compile(r"^(http|https|socks5):\/\/([^:@]+(:[^@]*)?@)?[^\s:\/]+(:\d+)?$")
+
 LOG = structlog.get_logger()
 
 
@@ -361,12 +363,14 @@ def setup_proxy() -> dict | None:
 
 
 def _is_valid_proxy_url(url: str) -> bool:
-    PROXY_PATTERN = re.compile(r"^(http|https|socks5):\/\/([^:@]+(:[^@]*)?@)?[^\s:\/]+(:\d+)?$")
     try:
+        # Only parse if the regex matches (cheaper than urlparse in most cases)
+        if not PROXY_PATTERN.match(url):
+            return False
         parsed = urlparse(url)
         if not parsed.scheme or not parsed.netloc:
             return False
-        return bool(PROXY_PATTERN.match(url))
+        return True
     except Exception:
         return False