diff --git a/src/client.cpp b/src/client.cpp
index fc96f54..3c95d14 100644
--- a/src/client.cpp
+++ b/src/client.cpp
@@ -409,10 +409,12 @@ bool connection_handler(const char *preprefix, const char *col1, const char *col
                                 if (statuscode != -1) {
                                     statuscode = (statuscode == 0) ? 200 : statuscode;
 
-                                    bool compress = /*path.isStatic() &&*/ type.find("text/") == 0 &&
-                                                                           req.isExistingField("Accept-Encoding") &&
-                                                                           req.getField("Accept-Encoding").find(
-                                                                                   "deflate") != string::npos;
+                                    bool compress = (type.find("text/") == 0 ||
+                                                        (type.find("application/") == 0 && type.find("+xml") != string::npos) ||
+                                                        type == "application/json" ||
+                                                        type == "application/javascript") &&
+                                                    req.isExistingField("Accept-Encoding") &&
+                                                    req.getField("Accept-Encoding").find("deflate") != string::npos;
 
                                     if (compress) {
                                         req.setField("Accept-Ranges", "none");