diff --git a/core/settings.py b/core/settings.py
index c9deaa85..beab1b6c 100644
--- a/core/settings.py
+++ b/core/settings.py
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
     INSTALLED_APPS.append("azure_auth")
 
 MIDDLEWARE: list[str] = [
+    "django.middleware.gzip.GZipMiddleware",
     "django_prometheus.middleware.PrometheusBeforeMiddleware",
     "django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware",
     "whitenoise.middleware.WhiteNoiseMiddleware",