diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
index c975e64d6eadbe055e1d692b674fd9b593255260..c77279c4abc10a2ebb30afa7ff6afd97f086f443 100644
--- a/vars/main.yml
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ elasticsearch_config:
   http.cors.enabled: true
   'http.cors.allow-origin': '{{ elasticsearch_cors_domains }}'
   indices.fielddata.cache.size: '50%'
+  http.compression: true