diff --git a/examples/openai/proxy.py b/examples/openai/proxy.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 6572a6e8..00000000
--- a/examples/openai/proxy.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-from scrapegraphai.utils import search_proxy_servers
-
-proxies = search_proxy_servers(
-    anonymous=True,
-    countryset={"IT"},
-    # secure=True,
-    timeout=1.0,
-    max_shape=2
-)
-
-print(proxies)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/openai/smart_scraper_openai.py b/examples/openai/smart_scraper_openai.py
index d8adb548..e5b5cd5d 100644
--- a/examples/openai/smart_scraper_openai.py
+++ b/examples/openai/smart_scraper_openai.py
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ graph_config = {
             "server": "broker",
             "criteria": {
                 "anonymous": True,
-                # "secure": True,
+                "secure": True,
                 "countryset": {"IT"},
-                "timeout": 5.0,
-                "max_shape": 2
+                "timeout": 10.0,
+                "max_shape": 3
             },
         },
     }
diff --git a/scrapegraphai/utils/proxy_rotation.py b/scrapegraphai/utils/proxy_rotation.py
index e3421cc1..9938f168 100644
--- a/scrapegraphai/utils/proxy_rotation.py
+++ b/scrapegraphai/utils/proxy_rotation.py
@@ -161,7 +161,13 @@ def _search_proxy(proxy: Proxy) -> ProxySettings:
     Returns:
         A 'playwright' compliant proxy configuration.
     """
-    server = search_proxy_servers(**proxy.get("criteria", {}))[0]
+
+
+    # remove max_shape from criteria 
+    criteria = proxy.get("criteria", {}).copy()
+    criteria.pop("max_shape", None)
+
+    server = search_proxy_servers(max_shape=1, **criteria)[0]
 
     return {"server": server}