diff --git a/src/main/java/org/zalando/nakadi/config/JettyConfig.java b/src/main/java/org/zalando/nakadi/config/JettyConfig.java
index 28f56fb007..d0c2e2e880 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/zalando/nakadi/config/JettyConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/zalando/nakadi/config/JettyConfig.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.zalando.nakadi.config;
 
+import org.eclipse.jetty.http.HttpMethod;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.gzip.GzipHandler;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.QueuedThreadPool;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ public JettyEmbeddedServletContainerFactory jettyEmbeddedServletContainerFactory
             threadPool.setIdleTimeout(Integer.valueOf(idleTimeout));
 
             final GzipHandler gzipHandler = new GzipHandler();
+            gzipHandler.addIncludedMethods(HttpMethod.POST.asString());
             gzipHandler.setHandler(server.getHandler());
             gzipHandler.setSyncFlush(true);
             server.setHandler(gzipHandler);