diff --git a/config/index.js b/config/index.js
index 0a923fb3..93f12903 100644
--- a/config/index.js
+++ b/config/index.js
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ module.exports = {
     // Surge or Netlify already gzip all static assets for you.
     // Before setting to `true`, make sure to:
     // npm install --save-dev compression-webpack-plugin
-    productionGzip: false,
+    productionGzip: true,
     productionGzipExtensions: ['js', 'css'],
 
     // Run the build command with an extra argument to