diff --git a/lib/helpers.bash b/lib/helpers.bash
index 3a47cd4a..e7ef15ba 100644
--- a/lib/helpers.bash
+++ b/lib/helpers.bash
@@ -5,6 +5,16 @@ BASH_IT_LOAD_PRIORITY_DEFAULT_PLUGIN=${BASH_IT_LOAD_PRIORITY_DEFAULT_PLUGIN:-250
 BASH_IT_LOAD_PRIORITY_DEFAULT_COMPLETION=${BASH_IT_LOAD_PRIORITY_DEFAULT_COMPLETION:-350}
 BASH_IT_LOAD_PRIORITY_SEPARATOR="---"
 
+# Handle the different ways of running `sed` without generating a backup file based on OS
+# - GNU sed (Linux) uses `-i`
+# - BSD sed (macOS) uses `-i ''`
+# To use this in Bash-it for inline replacements with `sed`, use the following syntax:
+# sed "${BASH_IT_SED_I_PARAMETERS[@]}" -e "..." file
+BASH_IT_SED_I_PARAMETERS=(-i)
+case "$(uname)" in
+  Darwin*) BASH_IT_SED_I_PARAMETERS=(-i "")
+esac
+
 function _command_exists ()
 {
   _about 'checks for existence of a command'
diff --git a/plugins/available/proxy.plugin.bash b/plugins/available/proxy.plugin.bash
index 4f4bcbac..afd4dba4 100644
--- a/plugins/available/proxy.plugin.bash
+++ b/plugins/available/proxy.plugin.bash
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ ssh-disable-proxy ()
 	group 'proxy'
 
 	if [ -f ~/.ssh/config ] ; then
-		sed -e's/^.*ProxyCommand/#	ProxyCommand/' -i ""  ~/.ssh/config
+		sed -e's/^.*ProxyCommand/#	ProxyCommand/' "${BASH_IT_SED_I_PARAMETERS[@]}"  ~/.ssh/config
 		echo "Disabled SSH config proxy settings"
 	fi
 }
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ ssh-enable-proxy ()
 	group 'proxy'
 
 	if [ -f ~/.ssh/config ] ; then
-		sed -e's/#	ProxyCommand/	ProxyCommand/' -i ""  ~/.ssh/config
+		sed -e's/#	ProxyCommand/	ProxyCommand/' "${BASH_IT_SED_I_PARAMETERS[@]}"  ~/.ssh/config
 		echo "Enabled SSH config proxy settings"
 	fi
 }