diff --git a/web/web.go b/web/web.go
index 2eaac7f5..4aee3f84 100644
--- a/web/web.go
+++ b/web/web.go
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ func Setup(opts *cnf.Options) (err error) {
 	s.Use(mw.Fail()) // Catch panics
 	s.Use(mw.Logs()) // Log requests
 	s.Use(mw.Sock()) // Log requests
-	s.Use(mw.Gzip()) // Gzip responses
 
 	// Add trace information
 
@@ -82,6 +81,10 @@ func Setup(opts *cnf.Options) (err error) {
 		AllowedLength: 1 << 20, // 1mb
 	}))
 
+	// Compress responses
+
+	s.Use(mw.Gzip())
+
 	// Log successful start
 
 	log.WithPrefix("web").Infof("Started web server on %s", opts.Conn.Web)