diff --git a/src/nginxconfig.ejs b/src/nginxconfig.ejs
index eed815c71..9ffef5bf9 100644
--- a/src/nginxconfig.ejs
+++ b/src/nginxconfig.ejs
@@ -131,11 +131,8 @@ server {
     gzip_min_length 18k;
     gzip_types text/css text/javascript text/xml text/plain application/javascript application/x-javascript application/json;
 
-    # compression chunking logic will interfere with SSE packet flushing
-    gzip_disable "text/event-stream";
-
-    # what responses are proxied
-    gzip_proxied no-cache no-store private expired auth;
+    # enable for proxied requests as well
+    gzip_proxied any;
 
 <% if ( endpoint === 'dashboard' || endpoint === 'ip' || endpoint === 'setup' ) { -%>
     # CSP headers for the dashboard resources