diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1f7f016d..d8a694c6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+# 1.6.2 (develop)
+
+### Fixed
+
+* Proxy configuration improvements
+* Correction in sending lists
+
 # 1.6.1 (2023-12-22 11:43)
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/src/validate/validate.schema.ts b/src/validate/validate.schema.ts
index 4b803873..1ccdf125 100644
--- a/src/validate/validate.schema.ts
+++ b/src/validate/validate.schema.ts
@@ -1086,7 +1086,18 @@ export const proxySchema: JSONSchema7 = {
   type: 'object',
   properties: {
     enabled: { type: 'boolean', enum: [true, false] },
-    proxy: { type: 'string' },
+    proxy: {
+      type: 'object',
+      properties: {
+        host: { type: 'string' },
+        port: { type: 'string' },
+        protocol: { type: 'string' },
+        username: { type: 'string' },
+        password: { type: 'string' },
+      },
+      required: ['host', 'port', 'protocol'],
+      ...isNotEmpty('host', 'port', 'protocol'),
+    },
   },
   required: ['enabled', 'proxy'],
   ...isNotEmpty('enabled', 'proxy'),
diff --git a/src/whatsapp/controllers/instance.controller.ts b/src/whatsapp/controllers/instance.controller.ts
index 0f06895e..0701742c 100644
--- a/src/whatsapp/controllers/instance.controller.ts
+++ b/src/whatsapp/controllers/instance.controller.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import { RepositoryBroker } from '../repository/repository.manager';
 import { AuthService, OldToken } from '../services/auth.service';
 import { ChatwootService } from '../services/chatwoot.service';
 import { WAMonitoringService } from '../services/monitor.service';
-import { ProxyService } from '../services/proxy.service';
 import { RabbitmqService } from '../services/rabbitmq.service';
 import { SettingsService } from '../services/settings.service';
 import { SqsService } from '../services/sqs.service';
@@ -34,7 +33,6 @@ export class InstanceController {
     private readonly settingsService: SettingsService,
     private readonly websocketService: WebsocketService,
     private readonly rabbitmqService: RabbitmqService,
-    private readonly proxyService: ProxyService,
     private readonly sqsService: SqsService,
     private readonly typebotService: TypebotService,
     private readonly cache: RedisCache,
@@ -76,7 +74,6 @@ export class InstanceController {
     typebot_delay_message,
     typebot_unknown_message,
     typebot_listening_from_me,
-    proxy,
   }: InstanceDto) {
     try {
       this.logger.verbose('requested createInstance from ' + instanceName + ' instance');
@@ -259,22 +256,6 @@ export class InstanceController {
         }
       }
 
-      if (proxy) {
-        this.logger.verbose('creating proxy');
-        try {
-          this.proxyService.create(
-            instance,
-            {
-              enabled: true,
-              proxy,
-            },
-            false,
-          );
-        } catch (error) {
-          this.logger.log(error);
-        }
-      }
-
       let sqsEvents: string[];
 
       if (sqs_enabled) {
@@ -406,7 +387,6 @@ export class InstanceController {
           },
           settings,
           qrcode: getQrcode,
-          proxy,
         };
 
         this.logger.verbose('instance created');
@@ -510,7 +490,6 @@ export class InstanceController {
           name_inbox: instance.instanceName,
           webhook_url: `${urlServer}/chatwoot/webhook/${encodeURIComponent(instance.instanceName)}`,
         },
-        proxy,
       };
     } catch (error) {
       this.logger.error(error.message[0]);
diff --git a/src/whatsapp/controllers/proxy.controller.ts b/src/whatsapp/controllers/proxy.controller.ts
index 1656d830..555c5975 100644
--- a/src/whatsapp/controllers/proxy.controller.ts
+++ b/src/whatsapp/controllers/proxy.controller.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
+import axios from 'axios';
+
 import { Logger } from '../../config/logger.config';
+import { BadRequestException } from '../../exceptions';
 import { InstanceDto } from '../dto/instance.dto';
 import { ProxyDto } from '../dto/proxy.dto';
 import { ProxyService } from '../services/proxy.service';
@@ -13,7 +16,16 @@ export class ProxyController {
 
     if (!data.enabled) {
       logger.verbose('proxy disabled');
-      data.proxy = '';
+      data.proxy = null;
+    }
+
+    if (data.proxy) {
+      logger.verbose('proxy enabled');
+      const { host, port, protocol, username, password } = data.proxy;
+      const testProxy = await this.testProxy(host, port, protocol, username, password);
+      if (!testProxy) {
+        throw new BadRequestException('Invalid proxy');
+      }
     }
 
     return this.proxyService.create(instance, data);
@@ -23,4 +35,36 @@ export class ProxyController {
     logger.verbose('requested findProxy from ' + instance.instanceName + ' instance');
     return this.proxyService.find(instance);
   }
+
+  private async testProxy(host: string, port: string, protocol: string, username?: string, password?: string) {
+    logger.verbose('requested testProxy');
+    try {
+      let proxyConfig: any = {
+        host: host,
+        port: parseInt(port),
+        protocol: protocol,
+      };
+
+      if (username && password) {
+        proxyConfig = {
+          ...proxyConfig,
+          auth: {
+            username: username,
+            password: password,
+          },
+        };
+      }
+      const serverIp = await axios.get('http://meuip.com/api/meuip.php');
+
+      const response = await axios.get('http://meuip.com/api/meuip.php', {
+        proxy: proxyConfig,
+      });
+
+      logger.verbose('testProxy response: ' + response.data);
+      return response.data !== serverIp.data;
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.error('testProxy error: ' + error);
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/whatsapp/dto/proxy.dto.ts b/src/whatsapp/dto/proxy.dto.ts
index 0b6b2e70..7f3e7c06 100644
--- a/src/whatsapp/dto/proxy.dto.ts
+++ b/src/whatsapp/dto/proxy.dto.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
+class Proxy {
+  host: string;
+  port: string;
+  protocol: string;
+  username?: string;
+  password?: string;
+}
+
 export class ProxyDto {
   enabled: boolean;
-  proxy: string;
+  proxy: Proxy;
 }
diff --git a/src/whatsapp/models/proxy.model.ts b/src/whatsapp/models/proxy.model.ts
index 3dea4f0c..4096f58f 100644
--- a/src/whatsapp/models/proxy.model.ts
+++ b/src/whatsapp/models/proxy.model.ts
@@ -2,16 +2,30 @@ import { Schema } from 'mongoose';
 
 import { dbserver } from '../../libs/db.connect';
 
+class Proxy {
+  host?: string;
+  port?: string;
+  protocol?: string;
+  username?: string;
+  password?: string;
+}
+
 export class ProxyRaw {
   _id?: string;
   enabled?: boolean;
-  proxy?: string;
+  proxy?: Proxy;
 }
 
 const proxySchema = new Schema<ProxyRaw>({
   _id: { type: String, _id: true },
   enabled: { type: Boolean, required: true },
-  proxy: { type: String, required: true },
+  proxy: {
+    host: { type: String, required: true },
+    port: { type: String, required: true },
+    protocol: { type: String, required: true },
+    username: { type: String, required: false },
+    password: { type: String, required: false },
+  },
 });
 
 export const ProxyModel = dbserver?.model(ProxyRaw.name, proxySchema, 'proxy');
diff --git a/src/whatsapp/services/proxy.service.ts b/src/whatsapp/services/proxy.service.ts
index 1039fd5c..66dc5342 100644
--- a/src/whatsapp/services/proxy.service.ts
+++ b/src/whatsapp/services/proxy.service.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export class ProxyService {
 
       return result;
     } catch (error) {
-      return { enabled: false, proxy: '' };
+      return { enabled: false, proxy: null };
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/whatsapp/services/whatsapp.service.ts b/src/whatsapp/services/whatsapp.service.ts
index f222d5b7..98a6b067 100644
--- a/src/whatsapp/services/whatsapp.service.ts
+++ b/src/whatsapp/services/whatsapp.service.ts
@@ -1369,8 +1369,8 @@ export class WAStartupService {
       if (this.localProxy.enabled) {
         this.logger.info('Proxy enabled: ' + this.localProxy.proxy);
 
-        if (this.localProxy.proxy.includes('proxyscrape')) {
-          const response = await axios.get(this.localProxy.proxy);
+        if (this.localProxy.proxy.host.includes('proxyscrape')) {
+          const response = await axios.get(this.localProxy.proxy.host);
           const text = response.data;
           const proxyUrls = text.split('\r\n');
           const rand = Math.floor(Math.random() * Math.floor(proxyUrls.length));
@@ -1379,8 +1379,15 @@ export class WAStartupService {
             agent: new ProxyAgent(proxyUrl as any),
           };
         } else {
+          let proxyUri =
+            this.localProxy.proxy.protocol + '://' + this.localProxy.proxy.host + ':' + this.localProxy.proxy.port;
+
+          if (this.localProxy.proxy.username && this.localProxy.proxy.password) {
+            proxyUri = `${this.localProxy.proxy.username}:${this.localProxy.proxy.password}@${proxyUri}`;
+          }
+
           options = {
-            agent: new ProxyAgent(this.localProxy.proxy as any),
+            agent: new ProxyAgent(proxyUri as any),
           };
         }
       }
@@ -1903,7 +1910,8 @@ export class WAStartupService {
           this.logger.verbose('group ignored');
           return;
         }
-        if (key.remoteJid !== 'status@broadcast' && !key?.remoteJid?.match(/(:\d+)/)) {
+        // if (key.remoteJid !== 'status@broadcast' && !key?.remoteJid?.match(/(:\d+)/)) {
+        if (key.remoteJid !== 'status@broadcast') {
           this.logger.verbose('Message update is valid');
 
           let pollUpdates: any;
diff --git a/src/whatsapp/types/wa.types.ts b/src/whatsapp/types/wa.types.ts
index 5adf9ca2..9f3cb890 100644
--- a/src/whatsapp/types/wa.types.ts
+++ b/src/whatsapp/types/wa.types.ts
@@ -109,9 +109,17 @@ export declare namespace wa {
     sessions?: Session[];
   };
 
+  type Proxy = {
+    host?: string;
+    port?: string;
+    protocol?: string;
+    username?: string;
+    password?: string;
+  };
+
   export type LocalProxy = {
     enabled?: boolean;
-    proxy?: string;
+    proxy?: Proxy;
   };
 
   export type LocalChamaai = {
diff --git a/src/whatsapp/whatsapp.module.ts b/src/whatsapp/whatsapp.module.ts
index e89d4f56..d459bf6a 100644
--- a/src/whatsapp/whatsapp.module.ts
+++ b/src/whatsapp/whatsapp.module.ts
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@ export const instanceController = new InstanceController(
   settingsService,
   websocketService,
   rabbitmqService,
-  proxyService,
   sqsService,
   typebotService,
   cache,