diff --git a/spotdl/download/downloader.py b/spotdl/download/downloader.py
index 57d816a51..c18d3c174 100644
--- a/spotdl/download/downloader.py
+++ b/spotdl/download/downloader.py
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ def __init__(
         proxy = self.settings["proxy"]
         proxies = None
         if proxy:
-            if not re.match(pattern=r"(http|https)://\d{1,5}", string=proxy):
+            if not re.match(pattern=r"^(http|https):\/\/(?:(\w+)(?::(\w+))?@)?((?:\d{1,3})(?:\.\d{1,3}){3})(?::(\d{1,5}))?$", string=proxy):
                 raise DownloaderError(f"Invalid proxy server: {proxy}")
             proxies = {"http": proxy, "https": proxy}
             logger.info("Setting proxy server: %s", proxy)