diff --git a/pydruid/db/api.py b/pydruid/db/api.py
index 86b64e5e..9b415f9d 100644
--- a/pydruid/db/api.py
+++ b/pydruid/db/api.py
@@ -204,8 +204,8 @@ def __init__(
         context=None,
         header=False,
         ssl_verify_cert=True,
-        proxies=None,
         ssl_client_cert=None,
+        proxies=None,
     ):
         self.url = url
         self.context = context or {}