diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/payjoin/Payjoin.java b/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/payjoin/Payjoin.java
index f6e95c87..d9ccacf0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/payjoin/Payjoin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/payjoin/Payjoin.java
@@ -14,15 +14,23 @@ import com.sparrowwallet.drongo.psbt.PSBTParseException;
 import com.sparrowwallet.drongo.uri.BitcoinURI;
 import com.sparrowwallet.drongo.wallet.Wallet;
 import com.sparrowwallet.drongo.wallet.WalletNode;
+import com.sparrowwallet.sparrow.AppServices;
+import com.sparrowwallet.sparrow.event.FeeRatesUpdatedEvent;
+import com.sparrowwallet.sparrow.net.ElectrumServer;
+import com.sparrowwallet.sparrow.net.MempoolRateSize;
+import com.sparrowwallet.sparrow.net.ServerException;
+import com.sparrowwallet.sparrow.wallet.SendController;
+import javafx.concurrent.Service;
+import javafx.concurrent.Task;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 import java.io.*;
+import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
+import java.net.Proxy;
 import java.net.URI;
 import java.net.URISyntaxException;
-import java.net.http.HttpClient;
-import java.net.http.HttpRequest;
-import java.net.http.HttpResponse;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 import java.util.*;
 
 public class Payjoin {
@@ -74,30 +82,42 @@ public class Payjoin {
             URI finalUri = new URI(uri.getScheme(), uri.getAuthority(), uri.getPath(), uri.getQuery() == null ? appendQuery : uri.getQuery() + "&" + appendQuery, uri.getFragment());
             log.info("Sending PSBT to " + finalUri.toURL());
 
-            HttpClient client = HttpClient.newHttpClient();
-            HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
-                    .uri(finalUri)
-                    .header("Content-Type", "text/plain")
-                    .POST(HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.ofString(base64Psbt))
-                    .build();
+            Proxy proxy = AppServices.getProxy();
 
-            HttpResponse<String> response = client.send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
+            HttpURLConnection connection = proxy == null ? (HttpURLConnection)finalUri.toURL().openConnection() : (HttpURLConnection)finalUri.toURL().openConnection(proxy);
+            connection.setRequestMethod("POST");
+            connection.setRequestProperty("Content-Type", "text/plain");
+            connection.setDoOutput(true);
 
-            if(response.statusCode() != 200) {
+            try(OutputStreamWriter writer = new OutputStreamWriter(connection.getOutputStream())) {
+                writer.write(base64Psbt);
+                writer.flush();
+            }
+
+            StringBuilder response = new StringBuilder();
+            try(BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(connection.getInputStream(), StandardCharsets.UTF_8))) {
+                String responseLine;
+                while((responseLine = br.readLine()) != null) {
+                    response.append(responseLine.trim());
+                }
+            }
+            int statusCode = connection.getResponseCode();
+
+            if(statusCode != 200) {
                 Gson gson = new Gson();
-                PayjoinReceiverError payjoinReceiverError = gson.fromJson(response.body(), PayjoinReceiverError.class);
+                PayjoinReceiverError payjoinReceiverError = gson.fromJson(response.toString(), PayjoinReceiverError.class);
                 log.warn("Payjoin receiver returned an error of " + payjoinReceiverError.getErrorCode() + " (" + payjoinReceiverError.getMessage() + ")");
                 throw new PayjoinReceiverException(payjoinReceiverError.getSafeMessage());
             }
 
-            PSBT proposalPsbt = PSBT.fromString(response.body());
+            PSBT proposalPsbt = PSBT.fromString(response.toString().trim());
             checkProposal(psbt, proposalPsbt, changeOutputIndex, maxAdditionalFeeContribution, allowOutputSubstitution);
 
             return proposalPsbt;
         } catch(URISyntaxException e) {
             log.error("Invalid payjoin receiver URI", e);
             throw new PayjoinReceiverException("Invalid payjoin receiver URI", e);
-        } catch(IOException | InterruptedException e) {
+        } catch(IOException e) {
             log.error("Payjoin receiver error", e);
             throw new PayjoinReceiverException("Payjoin receiver error", e);
         } catch(PSBTParseException e) {
@@ -318,4 +338,23 @@ public class Payjoin {
             return (message == null ? "Unknown Error" : message);
         }
     }
+
+    public static class RequestPayjoinPSBTService extends Service<PSBT> {
+        private final Payjoin payjoin;
+        private final boolean allowOutputSubstitution;
+
+        public RequestPayjoinPSBTService(Payjoin payjoin, boolean allowOutputSubstitution) {
+            this.payjoin = payjoin;
+            this.allowOutputSubstitution = allowOutputSubstitution;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        protected Task<PSBT> createTask() {
+            return new Task<>() {
+                protected PSBT call() throws PayjoinReceiverException {
+                    return payjoin.requestPayjoinPSBT(allowOutputSubstitution);
+                }
+            };
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/transaction/HeadersController.java b/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/transaction/HeadersController.java
index d1472184..f165a0b5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/transaction/HeadersController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/transaction/HeadersController.java
@@ -903,13 +903,16 @@ public class HeadersController extends TransactionFormController implements Init
             throw new IllegalStateException("No valid Payjoin URI");
         }
 
-        try {
-            Payjoin payjoin = new Payjoin(payjoinURI, headersForm.getSigningWallet(), headersForm.getPsbt());
-            PSBT proposalPsbt = payjoin.requestPayjoinPSBT(true);
+        Payjoin payjoin = new Payjoin(payjoinURI, headersForm.getSigningWallet(), headersForm.getPsbt());
+        Payjoin.RequestPayjoinPSBTService requestPayjoinPSBTService = new Payjoin.RequestPayjoinPSBTService(payjoin, true);
+        requestPayjoinPSBTService.setOnSucceeded(successEvent -> {
+            PSBT proposalPsbt = requestPayjoinPSBTService.getValue();
             EventManager.get().post(new ViewPSBTEvent(payjoinButton.getScene().getWindow(), headersForm.getName() + " Payjoin", null, proposalPsbt));
-        } catch(PayjoinReceiverException e) {
-            AppServices.showErrorDialog("Invalid Payjoin Transaction", e.getMessage());
-        }
+        });
+        requestPayjoinPSBTService.setOnFailed(failedEvent -> {
+            AppServices.showErrorDialog("Error Requesting Payjoin Transaction", failedEvent.getSource().getException().getMessage());
+        });
+        requestPayjoinPSBTService.start();
     }
 
     @Override