diff --git a/example/acme-to-vault.nomad.hcl b/example/acme-to-vault.nomad.hcl
index 50c8347..41c0587 100644
--- a/example/acme-to-vault.nomad.hcl
+++ b/example/acme-to-vault.nomad.hcl
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ job "acme-to-vault" {
         "traefik.http.routers.acme-to-vault.entrypoints=http,https",
         "traefik.http.routers.acme-to-vault.priority=2000",
         "traefik.http.routers.acme-to-vault.rule=Host(`fake-acme-host`) || PathPrefix(`/.well-known/acme-challenge/`)",
-        "traefik.http.routers.acme-to-vault.middlewares=rate-limit-std@file,inflight-std@file,hsts@file",
+        "traefik.http.routers.acme-to-vault.middlewares=rate-limit-std@file,inflight-std@file,hsts@file,compression@file",
 
       ]
     }
diff --git a/variables.yml b/variables.yml
index 8b4483a..1f68177 100644
--- a/variables.yml
+++ b/variables.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ acme:
       - https
     csp: false
     middlewares:
-      compression: false
       proxy: false
       proto: false
       security: false