diff --git a/test_runner/fixtures/neon_fixtures.py b/test_runner/fixtures/neon_fixtures.py
index 051c140836..236330e16a 100644
--- a/test_runner/fixtures/neon_fixtures.py
+++ b/test_runner/fixtures/neon_fixtures.py
@@ -2073,9 +2073,9 @@ class NeonProxy(PgProtocol):
         self,
         proxy_port: int,
         http_port: int,
+        mgmt_port: int,
         neon_binpath: Path,
         auth_endpoint=None,
-        mgmt_port=None,
     ):
         super().__init__(dsn=auth_endpoint, port=proxy_port)
         self.host = "127.0.0.1"
@@ -2099,6 +2099,7 @@ class NeonProxy(PgProtocol):
             str(self.neon_binpath / "proxy"),
             *["--http", f"{self.host}:{self.http_port}"],
             *["--proxy", f"{self.host}:{self.proxy_port}"],
+            *["--mgmt", f"{self.host}:{self.mgmt_port}"],
             *["--auth-backend", "postgres"],
             *["--auth-endpoint", self.auth_endpoint],
         ]
@@ -2175,11 +2176,13 @@ def static_proxy(
     auth_endpoint = f"postgres://proxy:password@{host}:{port}/{dbname}"
 
     proxy_port = port_distributor.get_port()
+    mgmt_port = port_distributor.get_port()
     http_port = port_distributor.get_port()
 
     with NeonProxy(
         proxy_port=proxy_port,
         http_port=http_port,
+        mgmt_port=mgmt_port,
         neon_binpath=neon_binpath,
         auth_endpoint=auth_endpoint,
     ) as proxy:
diff --git a/test_runner/regress/test_proxy.py b/test_runner/regress/test_proxy.py
index b4647ebbe9..b8cfb21a5b 100644
--- a/test_runner/regress/test_proxy.py
+++ b/test_runner/regress/test_proxy.py
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ from fixtures.log_helper import log
 from fixtures.neon_fixtures import PSQL, NeonProxy, VanillaPostgres
 
 
-def test_proxy_select_1(static_proxy):
+def test_proxy_select_1(static_proxy: NeonProxy):
     static_proxy.safe_psql("select 1", options="project=generic-project-name")
 
 
-def test_password_hack(static_proxy):
+def test_password_hack(static_proxy: NeonProxy):
     user = "borat"
     password = "password"
     static_proxy.safe_psql(
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def test_password_hack(static_proxy):
     static_proxy.safe_psql("select 1", sslsni=0, user=user, password=magic)
 
     # Must also check that invalid magic won't be accepted.
-    with pytest.raises(psycopg2.errors.OperationalError):
+    with pytest.raises(psycopg2.OperationalError):
         magic = "broken"
         static_proxy.safe_psql("select 1", sslsni=0, user=user, password=magic)
 
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ async def test_psql_session_id(vanilla_pg: VanillaPostgres, link_proxy: NeonProx
 
 
 # Pass extra options to the server.
-def test_proxy_options(static_proxy):
+def test_proxy_options(static_proxy: NeonProxy):
     with static_proxy.connect(options="project=irrelevant -cproxytest.option=value") as conn:
         with conn.cursor() as cur:
             cur.execute("SHOW proxytest.option")