diff --git a/lib/google.js b/lib/google.js
index bf5d0f0..1349ef4 100644
--- a/lib/google.js
+++ b/lib/google.js
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ var igoogle = function (query, start, callback) {
   var newUrl = util.format(URL, google.protocol, google.tld, google.lang, querystring.escape(query), start, google.resultsPerPage)
   var requestOptions = {
     url: newUrl,
+    gzip: true,
     method: 'GET'
   }