diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 34e3b15a..e29576be 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# 1.2.4+1
+Fixed a bug where `Accept-Encoding` was not properly adhered to.
+
 # 1.2.4
 Fixes https://github.com/angel-dart/angel/issues/44.
 * MIME types will now default to `application/octet-stream`.
diff --git a/lib/src/virtual_directory.dart b/lib/src/virtual_directory.dart
index 2a524720..871c6d3a 100644
--- a/lib/src/virtual_directory.dart
+++ b/lib/src/virtual_directory.dart
@@ -236,8 +236,8 @@ class VirtualDirectory implements AngelPlugin {
   }
 
   bool _acceptsGzip(RequestContext req) {
-    var h = req.headers.value(HttpHeaders.ACCEPT)?.toLowerCase();
-    return h?.contains('gzip') == true;
+    var h = req.headers.value(HttpHeaders.ACCEPT_ENCODING)?.toLowerCase();
+    return h?.contains('*') == true || h?.contains('gzip') == true;
   }
 
   void _ensureContentTypeAllowed(String mimeType, RequestContext req) {
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index b125d051..c21dbc0b 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ environment:
   sdk: ">=1.19.0"
 homepage: https://github.com/angel-dart/static
 author: Tobe O <thosakwe@gmail.com>
-version: 1.2.4
+version: 1.2.4+1
 dependencies:
   angel_framework: ^1.0.0-dev
   cli_util: ^0.1.1