diff --git a/weed/operation/upload_content.go b/weed/operation/upload_content.go
index f6f3d0dcc..f582c4279 100644
--- a/weed/operation/upload_content.go
+++ b/weed/operation/upload_content.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func doUploadData(uploadUrl string, filename string, cipher bool, data []byte, i
 	if !isInputGzipped {
 		if shouldBeZipped, iAmSure := util.IsGzippableFileType(filepath.Base(filename), mtype); iAmSure && shouldBeZipped {
 			shouldGzipNow = true
-		} else if len(data) > 128 {
+		} else if mtype == "" && len(data) > 128 {
 			var compressed []byte
 			compressed, err = util.GzipData(data[0:128])
 			shouldGzipNow = len(compressed)*10 < 128*9 // can not compress to less than 90%