diff --git a/src/libsync/clientproxy.cpp b/src/libsync/clientproxy.cpp
index 8a4ff57312..2900cfdbe3 100644
--- a/src/libsync/clientproxy.cpp
+++ b/src/libsync/clientproxy.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ bool ClientProxy::isUsingSystemDefault() {
     return false;
 }
 
-QString printProxy(const QNetworkProxy &proxy)
+QString printQNetworkProxy(const QNetworkProxy &proxy)
 {
     return QString("%1://%2:%3").arg(proxy.type()).arg(proxy.hostName()).arg(proxy.port());
 }
@@ -80,13 +80,13 @@ void ClientProxy::setupQtProxyFromConfig()
         break;
     case QNetworkProxy::Socks5Proxy:
         proxy.setType(QNetworkProxy::Socks5Proxy);
-        qDebug() << "Set proxy configuration to SOCKS5" << printProxy(proxy);
+        qDebug() << "Set proxy configuration to SOCKS5" << printQNetworkProxy(proxy);
         QNetworkProxyFactory::setUseSystemConfiguration(false);
         QNetworkProxy::setApplicationProxy(proxy);
         break;
     case QNetworkProxy::HttpProxy:
         proxy.setType(QNetworkProxy::HttpProxy);
-        qDebug() << "Set proxy configuration to HTTP" << printProxy(proxy);
+        qDebug() << "Set proxy configuration to HTTP" << printQNetworkProxy(proxy);
         QNetworkProxyFactory::setUseSystemConfiguration(false);
         QNetworkProxy::setApplicationProxy(proxy);
         break;
diff --git a/src/libsync/clientproxy.h b/src/libsync/clientproxy.h
index 9ed386021b..756c0137ad 100644
--- a/src/libsync/clientproxy.h
+++ b/src/libsync/clientproxy.h
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ private:
     QUrl _url;
 };
 
+QString printQNetworkProxy(const QNetworkProxy &proxy);
+
+
 }
 
 #endif // CLIENTPROXY_H
diff --git a/src/libsync/connectionvalidator.cpp b/src/libsync/connectionvalidator.cpp
index 6802e89089..a75094f04d 100644
--- a/src/libsync/connectionvalidator.cpp
+++ b/src/libsync/connectionvalidator.cpp
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ void ConnectionValidator::systemProxyLookupDone(const QNetworkProxy &proxy) {
     }
 
     if (proxy.type() != QNetworkProxy::DefaultProxy) {
-        qDebug() << Q_FUNC_INFO << "Setting QNAM proxy to be system proxy" << proxy;
+        qDebug() << Q_FUNC_INFO << "Setting QNAM proxy to be system proxy" << printQNetworkProxy(proxy);
         _account->networkAccessManager()->setProxy(proxy);
     }