diff --git a/plugin/fcitx.py b/plugin/fcitx.py
index 5de12bb..546e9f9 100644
--- a/plugin/fcitx.py
+++ b/plugin/fcitx.py
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ def fcitxtalk(command=None):
       sock.send(FCITX_OPEN)
     else:
       raise ValueError('unknown fcitx command')
+  except struct.error:
+    # if there's a proxy of some kind, connect and send *will* succeed when
+    # fcitx isn't there.
+    vim.command('echohl WarningMsg | echo "fcitx.vim: socket error" | echohl NONE')
+    return
   finally:
     sock.close()
 
diff --git a/plugin/fcitx.vim b/plugin/fcitx.vim
index 295ede2..9c63f3d 100644
--- a/plugin/fcitx.vim
+++ b/plugin/fcitx.vim
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 scriptencoding utf-8
 " fcitx.vim	remember fcitx's input state for each buffer
 " Author:       lilydjwg
-" Version:	1.2
+" Version:	1.2.3
 " URL:		http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=3764
 " ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 " Load Once:
-if &cp || exists("g:loaded_fcitx") || !exists('$DISPLAY') || exists('$SSH_TTY') || has('gui_macvim')
+if &cp || exists("g:loaded_fcitx") || (
+      \ (!exists('$DISPLAY') || exists('$SSH_TTY') || has('gui_macvim'))
+      \ && !exists('$FCITX_SOCKET'))
   finish
 endif
 if has("python3")
diff --git a/so/fcitx.vim b/so/fcitx.vim
index 507fb4a..6fc96bd 100644
--- a/so/fcitx.vim
+++ b/so/fcitx.vim
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 " fcitx.vim  记住插入模式小企鹅输入法的状态
 " Author:       lilydjwg
 " Maintainer:   lilydjwg
-" Last Change:  2010-11-18
 " Note:         另有使用 Python3 接口的新版本
 " ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 " Load Once:
@@ -9,8 +8,7 @@ if (has("win32") || has("win95") || has("win64") || has("win16"))
   " Windows 下不要载入
   finish
 endif
-if !exists('$DISPLAY')
-  " 没有 X，不要载入
+if !exists('$DISPLAY') || exists('$SSH_TTY') || has('gui_macvim')
   finish
 endif
 if &cp || exists("g:loaded_fcitx") || !executable("fcitx-remote")