diff --git a/src/web-server/routes/cliproxy-local-proxy.ts b/src/web-server/routes/cliproxy-local-proxy.ts
index fa745d11..a8359186 100644
--- a/src/web-server/routes/cliproxy-local-proxy.ts
+++ b/src/web-server/routes/cliproxy-local-proxy.ts
@@ -19,9 +19,16 @@ export interface CliproxyLocalProxyDeps {
   resolveTargetPort?: () => number;
 }
 
+/** Proxy request timeout in milliseconds (30 seconds) */
+const PROXY_TIMEOUT_MS = 30_000;
+
 function resolveLocalCliproxyPort(): number {
-  const config = loadOrCreateUnifiedConfig();
-  return validatePort(config.cliproxy_server?.local?.port ?? CLIPROXY_DEFAULT_PORT);
+  try {
+    const config = loadOrCreateUnifiedConfig();
+    return validatePort(config.cliproxy_server?.local?.port ?? CLIPROXY_DEFAULT_PORT);
+  } catch {
+    return CLIPROXY_DEFAULT_PORT;
+  }
 }
 
 function isJsonContentType(contentType: string | string[] | undefined): boolean {
@@ -30,22 +37,17 @@ function isJsonContentType(contentType: string | string[] | undefined): boolean
 }
 
 function buildProxyBody(req: Request): Buffer | undefined {
-  if (!isJsonContentType(req.headers['content-type']) || req.body === undefined) {
-    return undefined;
-  }
-
-  const contentLengthHeader = req.headers['content-length'];
-  const contentLength = Array.isArray(contentLengthHeader)
-    ? contentLengthHeader[0]
-    : contentLengthHeader;
-  const hasTransferEncoding = req.headers['transfer-encoding'] !== undefined;
-  const parsedContentLength =
-    typeof contentLength === 'string' ? Number.parseInt(contentLength, 10) : NaN;
-
-  if (!hasTransferEncoding && (!Number.isFinite(parsedContentLength) || parsedContentLength <= 0)) {
+  // If express.json() parsed the body (content-type is JSON and req.body is populated),
+  // re-serialize it since the original request stream was consumed by the middleware.
+  if (
+    !isJsonContentType(req.headers['content-type']) ||
+    req.body === undefined ||
+    req.body === null
+  ) {
     return undefined;
   }
 
+  // express.json() sets req.body to the parsed value — re-serialize for the proxy target
   return Buffer.from(JSON.stringify(req.body));
 }
 
@@ -100,20 +102,27 @@ export function createCliproxyLocalProxyRouter(deps: CliproxyLocalProxyDeps = {}
         path: targetPath,
         method: req.method,
         headers: buildProxyHeaders(req.headers, targetPort, bodyBuffer),
+        timeout: PROXY_TIMEOUT_MS,
       },
       (proxyRes) => {
         res.writeHead(proxyRes.statusCode ?? 502, proxyRes.headers);
-        proxyRes.pipe(res, { end: true });
+        // Manual streaming instead of pipe() for Bun runtime compatibility
+        proxyRes.on('data', (chunk: Buffer) => res.write(chunk));
+        proxyRes.on('end', () => res.end());
       }
     );
 
+    proxyReq.on('timeout', () => proxyReq.destroy());
+
     proxyReq.on('error', () => {
       if (!res.headersSent) {
         res.status(502).json({ error: 'CLIProxy is not reachable' });
       }
     });
 
-    req.on('aborted', () => proxyReq.destroy());
+    // Clean up proxy connection when client disconnects.
+    // Only use res.on('close') — req.on('close') fires with req.destroyed=true
+    // in Bun after body consumption, which would prematurely kill the proxy.
     res.on('close', () => {
       if (!res.writableEnded) {
         proxyReq.destroy();
@@ -125,6 +134,14 @@ export function createCliproxyLocalProxyRouter(deps: CliproxyLocalProxyDeps = {}
       return;
     }
 
+    // For methods without a body (GET, HEAD, etc.) or when express.json()
+    // has already consumed the stream, end the request immediately.
+    const hasBody = req.method !== 'GET' && req.method !== 'HEAD' && req.method !== 'OPTIONS';
+    if (!hasBody) {
+      proxyReq.end();
+      return;
+    }
+
     req.pipe(proxyReq, { end: true });
   });
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/web-server/cliproxy-local-proxy.test.ts b/tests/unit/web-server/cliproxy-local-proxy.test.ts
index 57f39755..d665731b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/web-server/cliproxy-local-proxy.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/web-server/cliproxy-local-proxy.test.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ afterEach(async () => {
       continue;
     }
 
+    // Force-close keep-alive connections so server.close() doesn't hang
+    server.closeAllConnections();
     await new Promise<void>((resolve) => server.close(() => resolve()));
   }
 });
@@ -118,4 +120,33 @@ describe('cliproxy local proxy route', () => {
       path: '/v0/management/test',
     });
   });
+
+  it('forwards GET requests and returns backend response', async () => {
+    const backend = await createBackendServer((_req, res) => {
+      res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'text/html' });
+      res.end('<html>management panel</html>');
+    });
+    const proxy = await createProxyServer({
+      resolveTargetPort: () => backend.port,
+      enforceAccess: () => true,
+    });
+
+    const response = await fetch(`${proxy.baseUrl}/api/cliproxy-local/management.html`);
+
+    expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(await response.text()).toBe('<html>management panel</html>');
+  });
+
+  it('returns 502 when CLIProxy is not reachable', async () => {
+    // Use a port with nothing listening
+    const proxy = await createProxyServer({
+      resolveTargetPort: () => 19999,
+      enforceAccess: () => true,
+    });
+
+    const response = await fetch(`${proxy.baseUrl}/api/cliproxy-local/`);
+
+    expect(response.status).toBe(502);
+    expect(await response.json()).toEqual({ error: 'CLIProxy is not reachable' });
+  });
 });