diff --git a/src/Chadicus/Marvel/Api/CurlAdapter.php b/src/Chadicus/Marvel/Api/CurlAdapter.php
index a21c8fc..62d65d3 100644
--- a/src/Chadicus/Marvel/Api/CurlAdapter.php
+++ b/src/Chadicus/Marvel/Api/CurlAdapter.php
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ public function send(Request $request)
             CURLOPT_HEADER => true,
             CURLOPT_FORBID_REUSE => true,
             CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => $curlHeaders,
+            CURLOPT_ENCODING => 'gzip,deflate',
         );
 
         if (strtoupper($request->getMethod()) !== 'GET') {