diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 15421b3..63c16ce 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.7.16
+1.7.17
diff --git a/birdwatcher.go b/birdwatcher.go
index 7144098..66d3c7f 100644
--- a/birdwatcher.go
+++ b/birdwatcher.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 //go:generate versionize
-var VERSION = "1.7.16"
+var VERSION = "1.7.17"
 
 func isModuleEnabled(module string, modulesEnabled []string) bool {
 	for _, enabled := range modulesEnabled {
diff --git a/endpoints/endpoint.go b/endpoints/endpoint.go
index dfe07b7..78dfb51 100644
--- a/endpoints/endpoint.go
+++ b/endpoints/endpoint.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"strings"
 
+	"compress/gzip"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"net/http"
 
@@ -67,7 +68,14 @@ func Endpoint(wrapped endpoint) httprouter.Handle {
 		js, _ := json.Marshal(res)
 
 		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
-		w.Write(js)
+		if !strings.Contains(r.Header.Get("Accept-Encoding"), "gzip") {
+			w.Write(js)
+		} else {
+			w.Header().Set("Content-Encoding", "gzip")
+			gz := gzip.NewWriter(w)
+			defer gz.Close()
+			gz.Write(js)
+		}
 	}
 }