diff --git a/cache.go b/cache.go
index 6146d7b..597d99e 100644
--- a/cache.go
+++ b/cache.go
@@ -135,21 +135,11 @@ func saveCache(path string, now time.Time, header map[string][]string, body []by
 	headerBytes, _ := json.Marshal(header)
 	startWritingToCacheDb()
 	defer finishWritingToCacheDb()
-	tx, err := cacheDb.Begin()
-	if err != nil {
-		return
-	}
-	_, _ = tx.Exec("insert or replace into cache (path, time, header, body) values (?, ?, ?, ?);", path, now.Unix(), headerBytes, body)
-	_ = tx.Commit()
+	_, _ = cacheDb.Exec("insert or replace into cache (path, time, header, body) values (?, ?, ?, ?);", path, now.Unix(), headerBytes, body)
 }
 
 func purgeCache() {
 	startWritingToCacheDb()
 	defer finishWritingToCacheDb()
-	tx, err := cacheDb.Begin()
-	if err != nil {
-		return
-	}
-	_, _ = tx.Exec("delete from cache; vacuum;")
-	_ = tx.Commit()
+	_, _ = cacheDb.Exec("delete from cache; vacuum;")
 }
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 6002989..0907574 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/yuin/goldmark-emoji v1.0.1
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20201016220609-9e8e0b390897
 	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20201016165138-7b1cca2348c0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20201018121011-98379d014ca7 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20201018230417-eeed37f84f13 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20200902074654-038fdea0a05b // indirect
 	gopkg.in/ini.v1 v1.62.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.3.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 5858570..cf8fe27 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -372,8 +372,8 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200323222414-85ca7c5b95cd/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7w
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200724161237-0e2f3a69832c h1:UIcGWL6/wpCfyGuJnRFJRurA+yj8RrW7Q6x2YMCXt6c=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200724161237-0e2f3a69832c/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200930185726-fdedc70b468f/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20201018121011-98379d014ca7 h1:CNOpL+H7PSxBI7dF/EIUsfOguRSzWp6CQ91yxZE6PG4=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20201018121011-98379d014ca7/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20201018230417-eeed37f84f13 h1:5jaG59Zhd+8ZXe8C+lgiAGqkOaZBruqrWclLkgAww34=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20201018230417-eeed37f84f13/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.0/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.1-0.20180807135948-17ff2d5776d2/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.2 h1:tW2bmiBqwgJj/UpqtC8EpXEZVYOwU0yG4iWbprSVAcs=
diff --git a/http.go b/http.go
index bf5e308..eec8589 100644
--- a/http.go
+++ b/http.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"compress/flate"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -69,10 +70,14 @@ func reloadRouter() error {
 func buildHandler() (http.Handler, error) {
 	r := chi.NewRouter()
 
+	r.Use(middleware.Recoverer)
 	if appConfig.Server.Logging {
-		r.Use(middleware.RealIP, middleware.Logger)
+		r.Use(middleware.RealIP)
+		r.Use(middleware.Logger)
 	}
-	r.Use(middleware.Recoverer, middleware.StripSlashes, middleware.GetHead)
+	r.Use(middleware.Compress(flate.DefaultCompression))
+	r.Use(middleware.StripSlashes)
+	r.Use(middleware.GetHead)
 
 	// Profiler
 	if appConfig.Server.Debug {