diff --git a/docker/entrypoint.sh b/docker/entrypoint.sh
index 0625e55..5908f18 100644
--- a/docker/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker/entrypoint.sh
@@ -45,4 +45,5 @@ exec autossh -M 0 \
   -o "UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null" \
   -o "ServerAliveInterval=60" \
   -o "ServerAliveCountMax=3" \
+  -o "Compression=yes" \
   -N $TUNNEL_CMD $SSH_USER@$SSH_HOST 2>&1 | tee -a /var/log/ssh-tunnel/tunnel.log