diff --git a/api/src/main/java/de/cyface/api/HttpServer.java b/api/src/main/java/de/cyface/api/HttpServer.java
index 7d7e48c..04c3073 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/de/cyface/api/HttpServer.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/de/cyface/api/HttpServer.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
  */
 package de.cyface.api;
 
+import io.vertx.core.http.HttpServerOptions;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.Validate;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
@@ -64,7 +65,9 @@ public void start(final Vertx vertx, final Router router, final Promise<Void> st
         Validate.notNull(router);
         Validate.notNull(startPromise);
 
-        vertx.createHttpServer().requestHandler(router).listen(port,
+        final var options = new HttpServerOptions();
+        options.setCompressionSupported(true);
+        vertx.createHttpServer(options).requestHandler(router).listen(port,
                 serverStartup -> completeStartup(serverStartup, startPromise));
     }