diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e75888b1c..bcabe29e5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "apollo-cache-persist": "^0.1.1",
     "body-parser": "^1.18.3",
-    "compression": "1.7.4",
+    "compression": "^1.7.4",
     "cors": "2.8.5",
     "dotenv": "7.0.0",
     "express": "^4.16.4",
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 905a6d4f9..1dfb16805 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -1,31 +1,33 @@
-const express = require('express');
-const cors = require('cors');
-const bodyParser = require('body-parser');
-const path = require('path');
-var enforce = require('express-sslify');
-if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production') require('dotenv').config();
+const express = require("express");
+const cors = require("cors");
+const bodyParser = require("body-parser");
+const path = require("path");
+const compression = require("compression");
+var enforce = require("express-sslify");
+if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== "production") require("dotenv").config();
 
 const app = express();
 const port = process.env.PORT || 5000;
 
+app.use(compression);
 app.use(bodyParser.json());
 app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
 app.use(enforce.HTTPS({ trustProtoHeader: true }));
 app.use(cors());
 
-if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production') {
-  app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, 'client/build')));
+if (process.env.NODE_ENV === "production") {
+  app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, "client/build")));
 
-  app.get('/service-worker.js', (req, res) => {
-    res.sendFile(path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'build', 'service-worker.js'));
+  app.get("/service-worker.js", (req, res) => {
+    res.sendFile(path.resolve(__dirname, "..", "build", "service-worker.js"));
   });
 
-  app.get('*', function(req, res) {
-    res.sendFile(path.join(__dirname, 'client/build', 'index.html'));
+  app.get("*", function(req, res) {
+    res.sendFile(path.join(__dirname, "client/build", "index.html"));
   });
 }
 
 app.listen(port, error => {
   if (error) throw error;
-  console.log('Server running on port ' + port);
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+  console.log("Server running on port " + port);
+});
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index ce83bf22b..f59bc1770 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ compressible@~2.0.16:
   dependencies:
     mime-db ">= 1.40.0 < 2"
 
-compression@1.7.4, compression@^1.7.0:
+compression@^1.7.0, compression@^1.7.4:
   version "1.7.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/compression/-/compression-1.7.4.tgz#95523eff170ca57c29a0ca41e6fe131f41e5bb8f"
   integrity sha512-jaSIDzP9pZVS4ZfQ+TzvtiWhdpFhE2RDHz8QJkpX9SIpLq88VueF5jJw6t+6CUQcAoA6t+x89MLrWAqpfDE8iQ==