diff --git a/bskyweb/cmd/bskyweb/server.go b/bskyweb/cmd/bskyweb/server.go
index cdd4dd1d2a..a0b5d338d0 100644
--- a/bskyweb/cmd/bskyweb/server.go
+++ b/bskyweb/cmd/bskyweb/server.go
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ func serve(cctx *cli.Context) error {
 		RedirectCode: http.StatusFound,
 	}))
 
+	// enable gzip 
+	e.Use(middleware.Gzip())
+
 	//
 	// configure routes
 	//