diff --git a/brozzler/worker.py b/brozzler/worker.py
index 69338ab..0ffa390 100644
--- a/brozzler/worker.py
+++ b/brozzler/worker.py
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ class BrozzlerWorker:
             url = page.url
 
         if proxy_url:
-            http = urllib3.ProxyManager("https://%s" % proxy_url, cert_reqs="CERT_NONE")
+            http = urllib3.ProxyManager("http://%s" % proxy_url, cert_reqs="CERT_NONE")
         else:
             http = urllib3.PoolManager()
 
@@ -532,11 +532,12 @@ class BrozzlerWorker:
             )
         except TimeoutError as e:
             self.logger.warning("Timed out fetching %s", url)
-            raise brozzler.ProxyError("proxy error fetching %s" % url) from e
+            raise brozzler.PageConnectionError() from e
         except ProxyError as e:
             raise brozzler.ProxyError("proxy error fetching %s" % url) from e
         except urllib3.exceptions.RequestError as e:
-            self.logger.warning("Failed to fetch url %s", page.url, e)
+            self.logger.warning("Failed to fetch url %s: %s", url, e)
+            raise brozzler.PageConnectionError() from e
 
     def brozzle_site(self, browser, site):
         try: