diff --git a/fhem/CHANGED b/fhem/CHANGED
index 6641e80c5..02ac02dad 100644
--- a/fhem/CHANGED
+++ b/fhem/CHANGED
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Add changes at the top of the list. Keep it in ASCII, and 80-char wide.
 # Do not insert empty lines here, update check depends on it.
+  - change:  removed noshutdown=0 for HTTP connections made in 57_Calendar.pm
+	     and 59_Weather.pm to address issues when FHEM is behind 
+	     a web proxy
   - feature: update rewritten, restore added
   - feature: enabled JavaScript in 02_RSS to support WebViewControl
   - added:   new module 36_WMBUS.pm (kaihs) Wireless M-Bus
diff --git a/fhem/FHEM/57_Calendar.pm b/fhem/FHEM/57_Calendar.pm
index a423f25b2..259a036d0 100644
--- a/fhem/FHEM/57_Calendar.pm
+++ b/fhem/FHEM/57_Calendar.pm
@@ -863,7 +863,8 @@ sub Calendar_GetUpdate($$) {
   my $ics;
   
   if($type eq "url"){ 
-    $ics= GetFileFromURLQuiet($url,10,undef,0,5) if($type eq "url");
+    #$ics= GetFileFromURLQuiet($url,10,undef,0,5) if($type eq "url");
+    $ics= HttpUtils_BlockingGet( { url => $url, hideurl => 1, timeout => 10, } );
   } elsif($type eq "file") {
     if(open(ICSFILE, $url)) {
       while(<ICSFILE>) { 
diff --git a/fhem/FHEM/59_Weather.pm b/fhem/FHEM/59_Weather.pm
index 1582b6a10..9002eea25 100755
--- a/fhem/FHEM/59_Weather.pm
+++ b/fhem/FHEM/59_Weather.pm
@@ -219,8 +219,14 @@ sub Weather_RetrieveData($$)
   my $url = "http://weather.yahooapis.com/forecastrss?w=" . $location . "&u=" . $units;
   
   if ($blocking) {
-  	my $response = GetFileFromURL($url, 5, undef, 0);
-    
+  	#my $response = GetFileFromURL($url, 5, undef, 0);
+  	my $response = HttpUtils_BlockingGet(
+			{
+			  url        => $url,
+			  timeout    => 5,
+			  #noshutdown => 0,
+			}
+			);
     my %param = (hash => $hash, doTrigger => 0);
     Weather_RetrieveDataFinished(\%param, undef, $response);
   }
@@ -229,7 +235,7 @@ sub Weather_RetrieveData($$)
       {
           url        => $url,
           timeout    => 5,
-          noshutdown => 0,
+          #noshutdown => 0,
           hash       => $hash,
           doTrigger  => 1,
           callback   => \&Weather_RetrieveDataFinished,