diff --git a/lib/export/exporter.rb b/lib/export/exporter.rb
index 178bee089c4..c7f39d78c84 100644
--- a/lib/export/exporter.rb
+++ b/lib/export/exporter.rb
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ module Export
       end
 
       log "Gzipping archive..."
-      `gzip #{tar_filename}`
+      `gzip --best #{tar_filename}`
     end
 
     def notify_user