diff --git a/templates/app/_package.json b/templates/app/_package.json
index 9b92a4356..bdc199c62 100644
--- a/templates/app/_package.json
+++ b/templates/app/_package.json
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
     "cookie-parser": "^1.3.5",
     "express-session": "^1.11.3",
     "errorhandler": "^1.4.2",
-    "compression": "^1.5.2",
     "composable-middleware": "^0.3.0",
     "fast-json-patch": "^1.0.0",
     "lodash": "^4.6.1",
@@ -54,6 +53,7 @@
     "socket.io-client": "^1.3.5",
     "socketio-jwt": "^4.2.0",<% } %>
     "serve-favicon": "^2.3.0",
+    "shrink-ray": "^0.1.3",
     "sprint-js": "~0.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/templates/app/server/config/express.js b/templates/app/server/config/express.js
index 993fb7a8d..7971a2b00 100644
--- a/templates/app/server/config/express.js
+++ b/templates/app/server/config/express.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 import express from 'express';
 import favicon from 'serve-favicon';
 import morgan from 'morgan';
-import compression from 'compression';
+import shrinkRay from 'shrink-ray';
 import bodyParser from 'body-parser';
 import methodOverride from 'method-override';
 import cookieParser from 'cookie-parser';
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export default function(app) {
   app.engine('html', require('ejs').renderFile);
   app.set('view engine', 'html');<% } %><% if (filters.jade) { %>
   app.set('view engine', 'jade');<% } %>
-  app.use(compression());
+  app.use(shrinkRay());
   app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: false }));
   app.use(bodyParser.json());
   app.use(methodOverride());