diff --git a/moon_download.py b/moon_download.py
index 0269877..4584c6c 100644
--- a/moon_download.py
+++ b/moon_download.py
@@ -99,6 +99,41 @@ async def _close_sess():
 _moon_extract._sess = _sess
 _moon_extract.USER_AGENTS = USER_AGENTS
 
+def parse_proxy_line(line: str) -> dict | None:
+    try:
+        if line.startswith(("http://", "https://", "socks")):
+            return {"url": line, "auth": None}
+        parts = line.split(":")
+        if len(parts) == 4:
+            if re.match(r"^\d+\.\d+\.\d+\.\d+$", parts[0]):
+                ip, port, user, passwd = parts
+            else:
+                user, passwd, ip, port = parts
+            return {
+                "url": f"http://{ip}:{port}",
+                "auth": aiohttp.BasicAuth(user, passwd),
+            }
+        elif len(parts) == 2:
+            ip, port = parts
+            return {"url": f"http://{ip}:{port}", "auth": None}
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+    return None
+
+def count_usable_proxies(path: str) -> tuple[int, int]:
+    if not os.path.exists(path):
+        return 0, 0
+    usable, skipped = 0, 0
+    with open(path, encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        for line in f:
+            line = line.strip()
+            if not line or line.startswith("#"):
+                continue
+            if parse_proxy_line(line) is not None:
+                usable += 1
+            else:
+                skipped += 1
+    return usable, skipped
 
 class ProxyPool:
     def __init__(self):
@@ -119,29 +154,12 @@ def load(self, path: str, is_default: bool = False) -> tuple[int, int]:
                 line = line.strip()
                 if not line or line.startswith("#"):
                     continue
-                try:
-                    if line.startswith(("http://", "https://", "socks")):
-                        loaded.append({"url": line, "auth": None})
-                    else:
-                        parts = line.split(":")
-                        if len(parts) == 4:
-                            if re.match(r"^\d+\.\d+\.\d+\.\d+$", parts[0]):
-                                ip, port, user, passwd = parts
-                            else:
-                                user, passwd, ip, port = parts
-                            loaded.append({
-                                "url": f"http://{ip}:{port}",
-                                "auth": aiohttp.BasicAuth(user, passwd),
-                            })
-                        elif len(parts) == 2:
-                            ip, port = parts
-                            loaded.append({"url": f"http://{ip}:{port}", "auth": None})
-                        else:
-                            skipped += 1
-                except Exception:
-                    # Skip line if proxy parsing or auth formatting fails
+                parsed = parse_proxy_line(line)
+                if parsed is not None:
+                    loaded.append(parsed)
+                else:
                     skipped += 1
-                    continue
+
         self.proxies = loaded
         if not loaded:
             print(f"WARNING: proxy file {path} yielded 0 proxies")
diff --git a/moon_engine.py b/moon_engine.py
index fe7a78d..8b1b371 100644
--- a/moon_engine.py
+++ b/moon_engine.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
     _close_sess,
     _sanitize_filename,
     download_file,
+    count_usable_proxies,
 )
 
 # ── THEME ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -138,6 +139,11 @@ def __init__(self):
         self._loop   = None
         self._gate   = None
 
+        self.proxy_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), "proxies.txt")
+        self._proxy_mtime = 0.0
+        self._proxy_status = "none_configured"
+        self._last_proxy_check = 0.0
+
     def _inc(self, attr, delta=1):
         with self._lock: setattr(self, attr, getattr(self, attr) + delta)
 
@@ -515,8 +521,7 @@ def start(self, cfg: dict) -> dict:
             api_key=eff["dn_apikey"],
             captcha_wait=eff["dn_captcha"])
 
-        proxy_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), "proxies.txt")
-        self._proxies, skipped = _PROXY_POOL.load(proxy_path, is_default=True)
+        self._proxies, skipped = _PROXY_POOL.load(self.proxy_path, is_default=True)
 
         n, d, r = eff["workers"], eff["dl_streams"], eff["retries"]
         self.log(f"▶  {len(urls)} links  ·  {n} extractors  ·  {d} streams  ·  {r} retries  ·  {VERSION}", "info")
@@ -622,6 +627,17 @@ def snapshot(self, cursor: int = 0) -> dict:
             kills    = self._kills; dls = self._dls
             snap     = list(self._bytes_acc)
 
+        if not running:
+            self._get_proxy_status()
+        else:
+            proxy_count = self._proxies
+            if proxy_count > 0:
+                self._proxy_status = "loaded"
+            elif not os.path.exists(self.proxy_path):
+                self._proxy_status = "none_configured"
+            else:
+                self._proxy_status = "empty_file"
+
         now = time.monotonic()
         recent = [(t, b) for t, b in snap if t > now - 3.0]
         if len(recent) > 1:
@@ -671,6 +687,10 @@ def snapshot(self, cursor: int = 0) -> dict:
             "log": lines,
             "cursor": new_cursor,
             "proxies": self._proxies,
+            "proxy_info": {
+                "status": self._proxy_status,
+                "count": self._proxies
+            },
             "tmp": self.scan_tmp() if not running else None,
         }
 
@@ -680,6 +700,35 @@ def clear_files(self) -> dict:
                 self._tracked.pop(url, None)
         return {"ok": True}
 
+    def _get_proxy_status(self):
+        # Only do disk i/o every 2 seconds
+        now = time.monotonic()
+        if now - self._last_proxy_check < 2.0:
+            return
+        self._last_proxy_check = now
+
+        # 1. Handle missing file
+        if not os.path.exists(self.proxy_path):
+            self._proxy_mtime = 0.0
+            self._proxies = 0
+            self._proxy_status = "none_configured"
+            return
+        # 2. File exists: was it modified?
+        mtime = os.path.getmtime(self.proxy_path)
+        if mtime > self._proxy_mtime:
+            self._proxy_mtime = mtime
+            try:
+                usable, skipped = count_usable_proxies(self.proxy_path)
+                self._proxies = usable
+            except OSError:
+                self._proxies = 0
+        # 3. Distinguish 0 valid proxies vs N valid proxies
+        if self._proxies == 0:
+            self._proxy_status = "empty_file"
+        else:
+            self._proxy_status = "loaded"
+        return
+
 # ── entry point ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 # There is no GUI in here. Start the app with:  python moon_bridge.py
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/web/app.js b/web/app.js
index 3ead171..07f00dc 100644
--- a/web/app.js
+++ b/web/app.js
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ const I18N = {
     st_queue: "queued", st_extract: "extracting", st_download: "downloading",
     st_ok: "saved", st_fail: "failed", st_kill: "restarting",
     chip_auto: "auto", chip_chrome: "chrome", chip_api: "api key",
-    no_proxy: "no proxy",
+    no_proxy: "no proxy", empty_proxies: "0 valid proxies found",
     filter_ph: "filter", f_all: "All", f_active: "Active", f_ok: "Saved", f_fail: "Failed",
     filter_none: "nothing matches", filter_none_sub: "clear the filter to see the rest",
     drop_title: "drop links or a .txt", drop_sub: "they are appended to the list",
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ const I18N = {
     st_queue: "in coda", st_extract: "estrazione", st_download: "download",
     st_ok: "salvato", st_fail: "errore", st_kill: "riavvio",
     chip_auto: "auto", chip_chrome: "chrome", chip_api: "api key",
-    no_proxy: "no proxy",
+    no_proxy: "no proxy", empty_proxies: "0 proxy validi trovati",
     filter_ph: "filtra", f_all: "Tutti", f_active: "Attivi", f_ok: "Salvati", f_fail: "Errori",
     filter_none: "nessuna corrispondenza", filter_none_sub: "azzera il filtro per rivedere il resto",
     drop_title: "trascina link o un .txt", drop_sub: "vengono aggiunti in fondo alla lista",
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ function applyLang(lang) {
     ui.prevState.clear();
     renderFiles(ui.lastFiles);
   }
-  if (ui.lastProxies != null) setProxies(ui.lastProxies);
+  if (ui.lastProxies != null) setProxies();
   if (ui.lastTmp != null) setTmp(ui.lastTmp);
 }
 
@@ -700,11 +700,24 @@ function initTabs() {
 }
 
 /* ── chips ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
-function setProxies(n) {
-  ui.lastProxies = n;
+function setProxies(info) {
+  // If called empty (language swap etc.), use last info
+  if (!info) info = ui.lastProxyInfo;
+  if (!info) return; // if we still have no info (eg. first millisecond of startup) stop here.
+  ui.lastProxyInfo = info;
+
   const chip = $("#proxyChip");
-  chip.textContent = n ? T("proxy_n", n) : T("no_proxy");
-  chip.className = n ? "chip mint" : "chip";
+
+  if (info.status === "none_configured") {
+      chip.textContent = T("no_proxy");
+      chip.className = "chip";
+  } else if (info.status === "empty_file") {
+      chip.textContent = T("empty_proxies");
+      chip.className = "chip warn";
+  } else if (info.status === "loaded") {
+      chip.textContent = T("proxy_n", info.count);
+      chip.className = "chip mint";
+  }
 }
 
 function setTmp(n) {
@@ -995,7 +1008,19 @@ async function poll() {
       if (snap.metrics) renderMetrics(snap.metrics);
       if (snap.files) renderFiles(snap.files);
       if (snap.log && snap.log.length) { appendLog(snap.log); ui.cursor = snap.cursor; }
-      if (snap.proxies != null && snap.proxies !== ui.lastProxies) setProxies(snap.proxies);
+      if (
+        snap.proxy_info &&
+        (
+          snap.proxy_info.status !== ui.lastProxyStatus ||
+          snap.proxies !== ui.lastProxies ||
+          LANG !== ui.lastLang
+        )
+      ) {
+        ui.lastProxyStatus = snap.proxy_info.status;
+        ui.lastProxies = snap.proxies;
+        ui.lastLang = LANG;
+        setProxies(snap.proxy_info);
+      }
       if (snap.tmp != null && snap.tmp !== ui.lastTmp) setTmp(snap.tmp);
       if (snap.error) toast(snap.error, true);
     }