diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 54c2249..fee153f 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+ubuntu-dev-tools (0.80) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
+
+  * mk-sbuild-lv: Export http_proxy. LP: #416438
+
+ -- Michael Terry <michael.terry@canonical.com>  Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:53:30 -0400
+
 ubuntu-dev-tools (0.79) karmic; urgency=low
 
   * Add lp-project-upload: Upload a release tarball to a Launchpad project.
diff --git a/mk-sbuild-lv b/mk-sbuild-lv
index cc9c46e..d9fa9a6 100755
--- a/mk-sbuild-lv
+++ b/mk-sbuild-lv
@@ -354,6 +354,7 @@ sudo bash -c "cat >> $MNT/finish.sh" <<EOM
 #!/bin/bash
 #set -x
 set -e
+export http_proxy=${http_proxy}
 # Reload package lists
 apt-get update || true
 # Pull down signature requirements