diff --git a/src/server/response.cpp b/src/server/response.cpp
index 7540fd687..7814f5d75 100644
--- a/src/server/response.cpp
+++ b/src/server/response.cpp
@@ -179,10 +179,7 @@ Response::create_raw_content_mhd_response(const RequestContext& request)
   }
 
   bool shouldCompress = m_compress && request.can_compress();
-  shouldCompress &= m_mimeType.find("text/") != string::npos
-                 || m_mimeType.find("application/javascript") != string::npos
-                 || m_mimeType.find("application/json") != string::npos;
-
+  shouldCompress &= is_compressible_mime_type(m_mimeType);
   shouldCompress &= (m_content.size() > KIWIX_MIN_CONTENT_SIZE_TO_DEFLATE);
 
   if (shouldCompress) {