diff --git a/include/consts b/include/consts
index 84d982cd..59a94649 100644
--- a/include/consts
+++ b/include/consts
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ unset LANG
     COMPLIANCE_ENABLE_PCI_DSS=0
     COMPLIANCE_TESTS_PERFORMED=0
     COMPLIANCE_FINDINGS_FOUND=0
-    COMPRESSED_UPLOADS=1
+    COMPRESSED_UPLOADS=0
     CONTROL_URL_APPEND=""
     CONTROL_URL_PREPEND=""
     CSUMBINARY=""
diff --git a/include/data_upload b/include/data_upload
index 66e8f938..b8e7b88c 100644
--- a/include/data_upload
+++ b/include/data_upload
@@ -137,12 +137,13 @@ output "Settings file: ${SETTINGS_FILE}"
             output "${WHITE}Found hostid: ${HOSTID}${NORMAL}"
             # Try to connect
             output "Uploading data.."
-            logtext "Command used: ${CURLBINARY} ${CURL_OPTIONS} -s -S --data-urlencode \"data@${REPORTFILE}\" --data-urlencode \"licensekey=${LICENSE_KEY}\" --data-urlencode \"hostid=${HOSTID}\" ${UPLOAD_URL}"
             # Add a space
             CURL_OPTIONS=" ${CURL_OPTIONS}"
+            # Currently compressed uploads are not supported yet on central node. Therefore default value is set to 0.
             if [ ${COMPRESSED_UPLOADS} -eq 1 ]; then
-                CURL_OPTIONS="${CURL_OPTIONS} --compressed"
+                CURL_OPTIONS="${CURL_OPTIONS} --compressed -H 'Content-Encoding: gzip'"
             fi
+            logtext "Command used: ${CURLBINARY}${CURL_OPTIONS} -s -S --data-urlencode \"data@${REPORTFILE}\" --data-urlencode \"licensekey=${LICENSE_KEY}\" --data-urlencode \"hostid=${HOSTID}\" ${UPLOAD_URL}"
             UPLOAD=`${CURLBINARY}${CURL_OPTIONS} -s -S --data-urlencode "data@${REPORTFILE}" --data-urlencode "licensekey=${LICENSE_KEY}" --data-urlencode "hostid=${HOSTID}" ${UPLOAD_URL} 2> /dev/null`
             EXITCODE=$?
             if [ ${EXITCODE} -gt 0 ]; then
diff --git a/include/profiles b/include/profiles
index 5a7dd29e..c7ba7ab9 100644
--- a/include/profiles
+++ b/include/profiles
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
 
             # Compression of uploads (enabled by default)
             upload_compressed)
-                if [ "${VALUE}" = "0" ]; then COMPRESSED_UPLOADS=1 ]; fi
+                if [ "${VALUE}" = "0" ]; then COMPRESSED_UPLOADS=0; fi
             ;;
 
             # Options during upload of data