diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index c7206458d..7ca6c56d2 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ module.exports = function(config_hash) {
    }));
 	app.use(express.bodyParser());
 
+	// TODO: npm DO NOT support compression :(
+	app.use(express.compress());
+
 	app.param('package', validate_name);
 	app.param('filename', validate_name);