diff --git a/source/constructs/lib/back-end/back-end-construct.ts b/source/constructs/lib/back-end/back-end-construct.ts
index 88b9d8cc9..b1f21d9cf 100644
--- a/source/constructs/lib/back-end/back-end-construct.ts
+++ b/source/constructs/lib/back-end/back-end-construct.ts
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ export class BackEnd extends Construct {
       defaultTtl: Duration.days(1),
       minTtl: Duration.seconds(1),
       maxTtl: Duration.days(365),
-      enableAcceptEncodingGzip: true,
+      enableAcceptEncodingGzip: false,
       headerBehavior: CacheHeaderBehavior.allowList("origin", "accept"),
       queryStringBehavior: CacheQueryStringBehavior.allowList("signature"),
     });
diff --git a/source/constructs/test/__snapshots__/constructs.test.ts.snap b/source/constructs/test/__snapshots__/constructs.test.ts.snap
index 06a901a79..25513911b 100644
--- a/source/constructs/test/__snapshots__/constructs.test.ts.snap
+++ b/source/constructs/test/__snapshots__/constructs.test.ts.snap
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ exports[`Serverless Image Handler Stack Snapshot 1`] = `
               "CookieBehavior": "none",
             },
             "EnableAcceptEncodingBrotli": false,
-            "EnableAcceptEncodingGzip": true,
+            "EnableAcceptEncodingGzip": false,
             "HeadersConfig": {
               "HeaderBehavior": "whitelist",
               "Headers": [