diff --git a/shared/libretime_shared/logging.py b/shared/libretime_shared/logging.py
index 2d07de7d3..0aae57770 100644
--- a/shared/libretime_shared/logging.py
+++ b/shared/libretime_shared/logging.py
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ def setup_logger(
                 "serialize": serialize,
                 "rotation": "12:00",
                 "retention": "7 days",
+                "compression": "gz",
                 "encoding": "utf-8",
             }
         )