diff --git a/lib/expressapp.js b/lib/expressapp.js
index e0dcfd1..c7336ff 100644
--- a/lib/expressapp.js
+++ b/lib/expressapp.js
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ var async = require('async');
 var log = require('npmlog');
 
 var express = require('express');
-var bodyParser = require('body-parser')
+var bodyParser = require('body-parser');
+var compression = require('compression');
 
 var WalletService = require('./server');
 var Stats = require('./stats');
@@ -29,6 +30,8 @@ var ExpressApp = function() {
 ExpressApp.prototype.start = function(opts, cb) {
   opts = opts || {};
 
+  this.app.use(compression());
+
   this.app.use(function(req, res, next) {
     res.setHeader('Access-Control-Allow-Origin', '*');
     res.setHeader('Access-Control-Allow-Methods', 'GET, POST, OPTIONS, PUT, DELETE');
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 83d559e..4d7e55e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
     "async": "^0.9.2",
     "bitcore-lib": "^0.13.7",
     "body-parser": "^1.11.0",
+    "compression": "^1.6.2",
     "coveralls": "^2.11.2",
     "email-validator": "^1.0.1",
     "express": "^4.10.0",
@@ -66,14 +67,18 @@
     "coveralls": "./node_modules/.bin/istanbul cover ./node_modules/mocha/bin/_mocha --report lcovonly -- -R spec && cat ./coverage/lcov.info | ./node_modules/coveralls/bin/coveralls.js && rm -rf ./coverage"
   },
   "bitcoreNode": "./bitcorenode",
-  "contributors": [{
-    "name": "Braydon Fuller",
-    "email": "braydon@bitpay.com"
-  }, {
-    "name": "Ivan Socolsky",
-    "email": "ivan@bitpay.com"
-  }, {
-    "name": "Matias Alejo Garcia",
-    "email": "ematiu@gmail.com"
-  }]
+  "contributors": [
+    {
+      "name": "Braydon Fuller",
+      "email": "braydon@bitpay.com"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Ivan Socolsky",
+      "email": "ivan@bitpay.com"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Matias Alejo Garcia",
+      "email": "ematiu@gmail.com"
+    }
+  ]
 }