diff --git a/nginx/templates/nginx-compression.conf.j2 b/nginx/templates/nginx-compression.conf.j2
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+gzip_vary {{ nginx_gzip_vary }};
+gzip_proxied {{ nginx_gzip_proxied }};
+gzip_comp_level {{ nginx_gzip_comp_level }};
+gzip_buffers {{ nginx_gzip_buffers }};
+gzip_http_version {{ nginx_gzip_http_version }};
+gzip_types {{ nginx_gzip_types }};