diff --git a/src/server/game.cpp b/src/server/game.cpp
index 75d27e51466..5b4072cc644 100644
--- a/src/server/game.cpp
+++ b/src/server/game.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 int game::id_num = 1;
 //! @todo remove after 1.3.12 is no longer allowed on the server.
-bool game::send_gzipped = false;
+bool game::send_gzipped = true;
 
 game::game(player_map& players, const network::connection host, const std::string name)
 	: player_info_(&players), id_(id_num++), name_(name), owner_(host),
diff --git a/src/server/server.cpp b/src/server/server.cpp
index 246101c2af7..b888f6e51af 100644
--- a/src/server/server.cpp
+++ b/src/server/server.cpp
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ server::server(int port, input_stream& input, const std::string& config_file, si
 	old_games_and_users_list_(games_and_users_list_),
 	last_ping_(time(NULL)), 
 	last_stats_(last_ping_),
-	send_gzipped_(false)
+	send_gzipped_(true)
 {
 	load_config();
 	signal(SIGHUP, reload_config);