diff --git a/src/ipinfoWrapper.ts b/src/ipinfoWrapper.ts
index 90b09d5..7baa88b 100644
--- a/src/ipinfoWrapper.ts
+++ b/src/ipinfoWrapper.ts
@@ -112,7 +112,8 @@ export default class IPinfoWrapper {
         const request = Object.assign(
             {
                 timeout: this.timeout,
-                method: "GET"
+                method: "GET",
+                compress: false
             },
             init,
             { headers: Object.assign(headers, init.headers) }