diff --git a/roles/copr/frontend/tasks/main.yml b/roles/copr/frontend/tasks/main.yml
index c405a80770..3039a54fff 100644
--- a/roles/copr/frontend/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/copr/frontend/tasks/main.yml
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@
 - name: install httpd logrotate
   copy: src="httpd.logrotate" dest="/etc/logrotate.d/httpd"
 
+- name: compress rotated logs
+  lineinfile: path=/etc/logrotate.d/httpd
+              line='    compress'
+              insertbefore='*delaycompress'
+              state=present
+
 - name: enable and start httpd
   service: name=httpd state=started enabled=yes
   tags: