diff --git a/IPtProxy.go/IPtProxy.go b/IPtProxy.go/IPtProxy.go
index 61f7b2d5ced7eabe824619500dd5cf1f538376bb..6fb0e06757ae7ba3d6b1636074bc6b5c197423f4 100644
--- a/IPtProxy.go/IPtProxy.go
+++ b/IPtProxy.go/IPtProxy.go
@@ -361,3 +361,8 @@ func IsPortAvailable(port int) bool {
 
 	return false
 }
+
+// IsSnowflakeProxyRunning - Checks to see if a snowflake proxy is running in your app
+func IsSnowflakeProxyRunning() bool {
+	return snowflakeProxy != nil
+}
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