diff --git a/project.clj b/project.clj
index 25c1b57..d984c3b 100644
--- a/project.clj
+++ b/project.clj
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@
                  [clj.qrgen "0.4.0"]
                  [digest "1.4.5"]
                  [tentacles "0.5.1"]
-                 [re-frisk "0.3.2"]]
+                 [re-frisk "0.3.2"]
+                 [bk/ring-gzip "0.2.1"]]
 
   :min-lein-version "2.0.0"
   :source-paths ["src/clj" "src/cljc"]
diff --git a/src/clj/commiteth/handler.clj b/src/clj/commiteth/handler.clj
index ffed2e6..e16f79f 100644
--- a/src/clj/commiteth/handler.clj
+++ b/src/clj/commiteth/handler.clj
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
             [compojure.route :as route]
             [ring.middleware.json :refer [wrap-json-params]]
             [ring.middleware.keyword-params :refer [wrap-keyword-params]]
+            [ring.middleware.gzip :refer [wrap-gzip]]
             [commiteth.env :refer [defaults]]
             [mount.core :as mount]
             [commiteth.middleware :as middleware]))
@@ -34,4 +35,5 @@
                      :title  "page not found"})))))
 
 
-(defn app [] (middleware/wrap-base #'app-routes))
+(defn app [] (-> (middleware/wrap-base #'app-routes)
+                 wrap-gzip))