diff --git a/nsock/src/nsock_proxy.c b/nsock/src/nsock_proxy.c
index b2dc0c05d..faea17f71 100644
--- a/nsock/src/nsock_proxy.c
+++ b/nsock/src/nsock_proxy.c
@@ -78,13 +78,13 @@ static void proxy_parser_delete(struct proxy_parser *parser);
 
 
 /* --- Implemented proxy backends --- */
-extern const struct proxy_op proxy_http_ops;
-extern const struct proxy_op proxy_socks4_ops;
+extern const struct proxy_spec ProxySpecHttp;
+extern const struct proxy_spec ProxySpecSocks4;
 
 
-const static struct proxy_op *ProxyBackends[] = {
-  &proxy_http_ops,
-  &proxy_socks4_ops,
+const static struct proxy_spec *ProxyBackends[] = {
+  &ProxySpecHttp,
+  &ProxySpecSocks4,
   NULL
 };
 
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ void nsock_proxychain_delete(nsock_proxychain chain) {
     struct proxy_node *node;
 
     while ((node = (struct proxy_node *)gh_list_pop(&pchain->nodes)) != NULL) {
-      node->ops->node_delete(node);
+      node->spec->ops->node_delete(node);
     }
 
     gh_list_free(&pchain->nodes);
@@ -364,10 +364,10 @@ static struct proxy_node *proxy_node_new(char *proxystr) {
   int i;
 
   for (i = 0; ProxyBackends[i] != NULL; i++) {
-    const struct proxy_op *pxop;
+    const struct proxy_spec *pspec;
 
-    pxop = ProxyBackends[i];
-    if (strncasecmp(proxystr, pxop->prefix, strlen(pxop->prefix)) == 0) {
+    pspec = ProxyBackends[i];
+    if (strncasecmp(proxystr, pspec->prefix, strlen(pspec->prefix)) == 0) {
       struct proxy_node *proxy = NULL;
       struct uri uri;
 
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ static struct proxy_node *proxy_node_new(char *proxystr) {
       if (parse_uri(proxystr, &uri) < 0)
         break;
 
-      if (pxop->node_new(&proxy, &uri) < 0)
+      if (pspec->ops->node_new(&proxy, &uri) < 0)
         proxy = NULL;
 
       uri_free(&uri);
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ void nsock_proxy_ev_dispatch(nsock_pool nspool, nsock_event nsevent, void *udata
 
     current = proxy_ctx_node_current(nse->iod->px_ctx);
     assert(current);
-    current->ops->handler(nspool, nsevent, udata);
+    current->spec->ops->handler(nspool, nsevent, udata);
   } else {
     forward_event(nspool, nsevent, udata);
   }
diff --git a/nsock/src/nsock_proxy.h b/nsock/src/nsock_proxy.h
index dbc9ecc30..831ad7bf3 100644
--- a/nsock/src/nsock_proxy.h
+++ b/nsock/src/nsock_proxy.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 
 #include "gh_list.h"
 #include <nsock.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 
 
 /* ------------------- CONSTANTS ------------------- */
@@ -98,9 +99,7 @@ struct uri {
  * parsing the proxy specification string given by user. Those structures are
  * then read-only and stored in the nsock_pool. */
 struct proxy_node {
-  enum nsock_proxy_type px_type;
-
-  const struct proxy_op *ops;
+  const struct proxy_spec *spec;
 
   struct sockaddr_storage ss;
   size_t sslen;
@@ -134,13 +133,17 @@ struct proxy_chain_context {
 };
 
 struct proxy_op {
-  const char *prefix;
-  enum nsock_proxy_type type;
   int (*node_new)(struct proxy_node **node, const struct uri *uri);
   void (*node_delete)(struct proxy_node *node);
   void (*handler)(nsock_pool nspool, nsock_event nsevent, void *udata);
 };
 
+struct proxy_spec {
+  const char *prefix;
+  enum nsock_proxy_type type;
+  const struct proxy_op *ops;
+};
+
 
 /* ------------------- UTIL FUNCTIONS ------------------- */
 int proxy_resolve(const char *host, struct sockaddr *addr, size_t *addrlen);
diff --git a/nsock/src/proxy_http.c b/nsock/src/proxy_http.c
index 7d32d1587..1f3fd98bd 100644
--- a/nsock/src/proxy_http.c
+++ b/nsock/src/proxy_http.c
@@ -69,28 +69,15 @@
 
 extern struct timeval nsock_tod;
 
-/* ---- PROTOTYPES ---- */
-static int proxy_http_node_new(struct proxy_node **node, const struct uri *uri);
-static void proxy_http_node_delete(struct proxy_node *node);
-static void proxy_http_handler(nsock_pool nspool, nsock_event nsevent, void *udata);
+const struct proxy_spec ProxySpecHttp;
 
 
-/* ---- PROXY DEFINITION ---- */
-const struct proxy_op proxy_http_ops = {
-  .prefix      = "http://",
-  .type        = PROXY_TYPE_HTTP,
-  .node_new    = proxy_http_node_new,
-  .node_delete = proxy_http_node_delete,
-  .handler     = proxy_http_handler,
-};
-
-
-int proxy_http_node_new(struct proxy_node **node, const struct uri *uri) {
+static int proxy_http_node_new(struct proxy_node **node, const struct uri *uri) {
   int rc;
   struct proxy_node *proxy;
 
   proxy = (struct proxy_node *)safe_zalloc(sizeof(struct proxy_node));
-  proxy->ops = &proxy_http_ops;
+  proxy->spec = &ProxySpecHttp;
 
   rc = proxy_resolve(uri->host, (struct sockaddr *)&proxy->ss, &proxy->sslen);
   if (rc < 0) {
@@ -116,7 +103,7 @@ int proxy_http_node_new(struct proxy_node **node, const struct uri *uri) {
   return 1;
 }
 
-void proxy_http_node_delete(struct proxy_node *node) {
+static void proxy_http_node_delete(struct proxy_node *node) {
   if (!node)
     return;
 
@@ -187,7 +174,7 @@ static int handle_state_tcp_connected(mspool *nsp, msevent *nse, void *udata) {
   return 0;
 }
 
-void proxy_http_handler(nsock_pool nspool, nsock_event nsevent, void *udata) {
+static void proxy_http_handler(nsock_pool nspool, nsock_event nsevent, void *udata) {
   int rc = 0;
   mspool *nsp = (mspool *)nspool;
   msevent *nse = (msevent *)nsevent;
@@ -216,3 +203,17 @@ void proxy_http_handler(nsock_pool nspool, nsock_event nsevent, void *udata) {
   }
 }
 
+
+/* ---- PROXY DEFINITION ---- */
+static const struct proxy_op ProxyOpsHttp = {
+  .node_new    = proxy_http_node_new,
+  .node_delete = proxy_http_node_delete,
+  .handler     = proxy_http_handler,
+};
+
+const struct proxy_spec ProxySpecHttp = {
+  .prefix = "http://",
+  .type   = PROXY_TYPE_HTTP,
+  .ops    = &ProxyOpsHttp,
+};
+
diff --git a/nsock/src/proxy_socks4.c b/nsock/src/proxy_socks4.c
index 158a024ec..aa0db6f38 100644
--- a/nsock/src/proxy_socks4.c
+++ b/nsock/src/proxy_socks4.c
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@
 
 extern struct timeval nsock_tod;
 
+const struct proxy_spec ProxySpecSocks4;
+
 struct socks4_data {
     char version;
     char type;
@@ -79,28 +81,12 @@ struct socks4_data {
 } __attribute__((packed));
 
 
-/* ---- PROTOTYPES ---- */
-static int proxy_socks4_node_new(struct proxy_node **node, const struct uri *uri);
-static void proxy_socks4_node_delete(struct proxy_node *node);
-static void proxy_socks4_handler(nsock_pool nspool, nsock_event nsevent, void *udata);
-
-
-/* ---- PROXY DEFINITION ---- */
-const struct proxy_op proxy_socks4_ops = {
-  .prefix      = "socks4://",
-  .type        = PROXY_TYPE_SOCKS4,
-  .node_new    = proxy_socks4_node_new,
-  .node_delete = proxy_socks4_node_delete,
-  .handler     = proxy_socks4_handler,
-};
-
-
-int proxy_socks4_node_new(struct proxy_node **node, const struct uri *uri) {
+static int proxy_socks4_node_new(struct proxy_node **node, const struct uri *uri) {
   int rc;
   struct proxy_node *proxy;
 
   proxy = (struct proxy_node *)safe_zalloc(sizeof(struct proxy_node));
-  proxy->ops = &proxy_socks4_ops;
+  proxy->spec = &ProxySpecSocks4;
 
   rc = proxy_resolve(uri->host, (struct sockaddr *)&proxy->ss, &proxy->sslen);
   if (rc < 0)
@@ -134,7 +120,7 @@ err_out:
   return rc;
 }
 
-void proxy_socks4_node_delete(struct proxy_node *node) {
+static void proxy_socks4_node_delete(struct proxy_node *node) {
   if (!node)
     return;
 
@@ -219,7 +205,7 @@ static int handle_state_tcp_connected(mspool *nsp, msevent *nse, void *udata) {
   return 0;
 }
 
-void proxy_socks4_handler(nsock_pool nspool, nsock_event nsevent, void *udata) {
+static void proxy_socks4_handler(nsock_pool nspool, nsock_event nsevent, void *udata) {
   int rc = 0;
   mspool *nsp = (mspool *)nspool;
   msevent *nse = (msevent *)nsevent;
@@ -248,3 +234,16 @@ void proxy_socks4_handler(nsock_pool nspool, nsock_event nsevent, void *udata) {
   }
 }
 
+/* ---- PROXY DEFINITION ---- */
+static const struct proxy_op ProxyOpsSocks4 = {
+  .node_new    = proxy_socks4_node_new,
+  .node_delete = proxy_socks4_node_delete,
+  .handler     = proxy_socks4_handler,
+};
+
+const struct proxy_spec ProxySpecSocks4 = {
+  .prefix = "socks4://",
+  .type   = PROXY_TYPE_SOCKS4,
+  .ops    = &ProxyOpsSocks4,
+};
+