diff --git a/playbooks/ansible/roles/sit.cephfs/templates/smb_share.conf.j2 b/playbooks/ansible/roles/sit.cephfs/templates/smb_share.conf.j2
index 424e4bf..ba45678 100644
--- a/playbooks/ansible/roles/sit.cephfs/templates/smb_share.conf.j2
+++ b/playbooks/ansible/roles/sit.cephfs/templates/smb_share.conf.j2
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ vfs objects = acl_xattr ceph_snapshots
     {%- endif %} {{ vfs }}
 {{ vfs }}:config_file = /etc/ceph/sit.ceph.conf
 {{ vfs }}:user_id = sit
+    {%- if method == 'vfs-new-proxy' +%}
+{{ vfs }}:proxy = yes
+    {%- endif +%}
 path = {{ subvol }}
   {%- else +%}
 path = {{ path }}