diff --git a/quetz/main.py b/quetz/main.py
index 9e527df2..ab1a60fb 100644
--- a/quetz/main.py
+++ b/quetz/main.py
@@ -1560,17 +1560,6 @@ def serve_path(
     dao: Dao = Depends(get_dao),
 ):
 
-    if channel.mirror_channel_url and channel.mirror_mode == "proxy":
-        repository = RemoteRepository(channel.mirror_channel_url, session)
-        if not pkgstore.file_exists(channel.name, path):
-            download_remote_file(repository, pkgstore, channel.name, path)
-        elif path.endswith(".json"):
-            # repodata.json and current_repodata.json are cached locally
-            # for channel.ttl seconds
-            _, fmtime, _ = pkgstore.get_filemetadata(channel.name, path)
-            if time.time() - fmtime >= channel.ttl:
-                download_remote_file(repository, pkgstore, channel.name, path)
-
     chunk_size = 10_000
 
     is_package_request = path.endswith((".tar.bz2", ".conda"))
@@ -1598,6 +1587,17 @@ def serve_path(
         if channel_proxylist and package_name and package_name in channel_proxylist:
             return RedirectResponse(f"{channel.mirror_channel_url}/{path}")
 
+    if channel.mirror_channel_url and channel.mirror_mode == "proxy":
+        repository = RemoteRepository(channel.mirror_channel_url, session)
+        if not pkgstore.file_exists(channel.name, path):
+            download_remote_file(repository, pkgstore, channel.name, path)
+        elif path.endswith(".json"):
+            # repodata.json and current_repodata.json are cached locally
+            # for channel.ttl seconds
+            _, fmtime, _ = pkgstore.get_filemetadata(channel.name, path)
+            if time.time() - fmtime >= channel.ttl:
+                download_remote_file(repository, pkgstore, channel.name, path)
+
     if (
         is_package_request or pkgstore.kind == "LocalStore"
     ) and pkgstore.support_redirect:
diff --git a/quetz/tests/test_mirror.py b/quetz/tests/test_mirror.py
index c0980a36..f9fef49e 100644
--- a/quetz/tests/test_mirror.py
+++ b/quetz/tests/test_mirror.py
@@ -1029,6 +1029,34 @@ def test_includelist_and_excludelist_mirror_channel(owner, client):
     assert response.status_code == 422
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("mirror_mode", ["proxy", "mirror"])
+def test_proxylist_mirror_channel(owner, client, mirror_mode):
+    response = client.get("/api/dummylogin/bartosz")
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+
+    response = client.post(
+        "/api/channels",
+        json={
+            "name": "mirror-channel-btel",
+            "private": False,
+            "mirror_channel_url": "https://conda.anaconda.org/btel",
+            "mirror_mode": mirror_mode,
+            "metadata": {"proxylist": ["nrnpython"]},
+        },
+    )
+    assert response.status_code == 201
+
+    response = client.get(
+        "/get/mirror-channel-btel/linux-64/nrnpython-0.1-0.tar.bz2",
+        allow_redirects=False,
+    )
+    assert response.status_code == 307
+    assert (
+        response.headers.get("location")
+        == "https://conda.anaconda.org/btel/linux-64/nrnpython-0.1-0.tar.bz2"
+    )
+
+
 def test_sync_local_channel(local_channel, user, client, dummy_repo):
     response = client.put(
         f"/api/channels/{local_channel.name}/actions", json={"action": "synchronize"}