diff --git a/config.json b/config.json
index 85a84a401..da75463ee 100644
--- a/config.json
+++ b/config.json
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
   "DeleteOnSaveCorruption": false,
   "ClientMode": "ZZ",
   "QuestCacheExpiry": 300,
+  "ProxyPort": 0,
   "DevMode": true,
   "DevModeOptions": {
     "AutoCreateAccount": true,
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 4fdf431b1..31fedd246 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ type Config struct {
 	DeleteOnSaveCorruption bool     // Attempts to save corrupted data will flag the save for deletion
 	ClientMode             string
 	RealClientMode         Mode
-	QuestCacheExpiry       int // Number of seconds to keep quest data cached
+	QuestCacheExpiry       int    // Number of seconds to keep quest data cached
+	ProxyPort              uint16 // Forces the game to connect to a channel server proxy
 	DevMode                bool
 
 	DevModeOptions  DevModeOptions
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 2a538b094..c56d90b0f 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -22,11 +22,13 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Temporary DB auto clean on startup for quick development & testing.
-func cleanDB(db *sqlx.DB) {
+func cleanDB(db *sqlx.DB, config *_config.Config) {
 	_ = db.MustExec("DELETE FROM guild_characters")
 	_ = db.MustExec("DELETE FROM guilds")
 	_ = db.MustExec("DELETE FROM characters")
-	_ = db.MustExec("DELETE FROM sign_sessions")
+	if config.ProxyPort == 0 {
+		_ = db.MustExec("DELETE FROM sign_sessions")
+	}
 	_ = db.MustExec("DELETE FROM users")
 }
 
@@ -124,14 +126,16 @@ func main() {
 	logger.Info("Database: Started successfully")
 
 	// Clear stale data
-	_ = db.MustExec("DELETE FROM sign_sessions")
+	if config.ProxyPort == 0 {
+		_ = db.MustExec("DELETE FROM sign_sessions")
+	}
 	_ = db.MustExec("DELETE FROM servers")
 	_ = db.MustExec(`UPDATE guild_characters SET treasure_hunt=NULL`)
 
 	// Clean the DB if the option is on.
 	if config.DevMode && config.DevModeOptions.CleanDB {
 		logger.Info("Database: Started clearing...")
-		cleanDB(db)
+		cleanDB(db, config)
 		logger.Info("Database: Finished clearing")
 	}
 
diff --git a/server/entranceserver/make_resp.go b/server/entranceserver/make_resp.go
index eaa023c5b..4b478fa24 100644
--- a/server/entranceserver/make_resp.go
+++ b/server/entranceserver/make_resp.go
@@ -69,7 +69,11 @@ func encodeServerInfo(config *_config.Config, s *Server, local bool) []byte {
 
 		for channelIdx, ci := range si.Channels {
 			sid = (4096 + serverIdx*256) + (16 + channelIdx)
-			bf.WriteUint16(ci.Port)
+			if _config.ErupeConfig.DevMode && _config.ErupeConfig.ProxyPort != 0 {
+				bf.WriteUint16(_config.ErupeConfig.ProxyPort)
+			} else {
+				bf.WriteUint16(ci.Port)
+			}
 			bf.WriteUint16(16 + uint16(channelIdx))
 			bf.WriteUint16(ci.MaxPlayers)
 			var currentPlayers uint16