diff --git a/src/express-http-server.js b/src/express-http-server.js
index 3bcc8193..fd9e0fd2 100644
--- a/src/express-http-server.js
+++ b/src/express-http-server.js
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ class ExpressHTTPServer {
 
     this.beforeMiddleware(app);
 
+    if (this.cache) {
+      app.get('/*', this.buildCacheMiddleware());
+    }
+
     if (this.gzip) {
       this.app.use(require('compression')());
     }
@@ -39,10 +43,6 @@ class ExpressHTTPServer {
       app.use(basicAuth(username, password));
     }
 
-    if (this.cache) {
-      app.get('/*', this.buildCacheMiddleware());
-    }
-
     if (this.distPath) {
       app.get('/', fastbootMiddleware);
       app.use(express.static(this.distPath));