diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 8c3a44ea..b8366db2 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 1.99.3 (2011-12-09 08:59:09) dev
+Version 1.99.3 (2011-12-09 09:26:27) dev
diff --git a/scgihandler.py b/scgihandler.py
index 7492897c..bea3d879 100755
--- a/scgihandler.py
+++ b/scgihandler.py
@@ -54,13 +54,16 @@ import gluon.main
 # uncomment one of the two imports below depending on the SCGIWSGI server installed
 #import paste.util.scgiserver as scgi
 from wsgitools.scgi.forkpool import SCGIServer
+from wsgitools.filters import WSGIFilterMiddleware, GzipWSGIFilter
+
+wsgiapp=WSGIFilterMiddleware(gluon.main.wsgibase, GzipWSGIFilter)
 
 if LOGGING:
-    application = gluon.main.appfactory(wsgiapp=gluon.main.wsgibase,
+    application = gluon.main.appfactory(wsgiapp=wsgiapp,
                                         logfilename='httpserver.log',
                                         profilerfilename=None)
 else:
-    application = gluon.main.wsgibase
+    application = wsgiapp
 
 if SOFTCRON:
     from gluon.settings import global_settings