diff --git a/server/commons/Handler.coffee b/server/commons/Handler.coffee
index 2f81d0acd..ada7acad3 100644
--- a/server/commons/Handler.coffee
+++ b/server/commons/Handler.coffee
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ module.exports = class Handler
     tv4 = require('tv4').tv4
     res = tv4.validateMultiple(input, @jsonSchema)
     res
-    
+
   @isID: (id) -> _.isString(id) and id.length is 24 and id.match(/[a-z0-9]/gi)?.length is 24
 
   getDocumentForIdOrSlug: (idOrSlug, done) ->
diff --git a/server_setup.coffee b/server_setup.coffee
index ad23a6bf1..ff04b7b15 100644
--- a/server_setup.coffee
+++ b/server_setup.coffee
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ setupExpressMiddleware = (app) ->
   app.use(express.bodyParser())
   app.use(express.methodOverride())
   app.use(express.cookieSession({secret:'defenestrate'}))
+  if config.isProduction
+    app.use(express.compress())
 
 setupPassportMiddleware = (app) ->
   app.use(authentication.initialize())
@@ -115,3 +117,5 @@ exports.setExpressConfigurationOptions = (app) ->
   app.set('views', __dirname + '/app/views')
   app.set('view engine', 'jade')
   app.set('view options', { layout: false })
+  app.set('env', if config.isProduction then 'production' else 'development')
+  app.set('json spaces', 0)