diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/managers/InternalDownloadManager.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/managers/InternalDownloadManager.kt
index bc37e8bd..dc2bd878 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/managers/InternalDownloadManager.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/managers/InternalDownloadManager.kt
@@ -17,8 +17,16 @@ class InternalDownloadManager(
 ) : AutoCloseable {
 
   private val tag = "InternalDownloadManager"
-  private val client: OkHttpClient =
-          OkHttpClient.Builder().connectTimeout(30, TimeUnit.SECONDS).build()
+  private val client: OkHttpClient = OkHttpClient.Builder()
+      .connectTimeout(30, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+      .addInterceptor { chain ->
+          val originalRequest = chain.request()
+          val newRequest = originalRequest.newBuilder()
+              .header("Accept-Encoding", "identity")
+              .build()
+          chain.proceed(newRequest)
+      }
+      .build()
   private val writer = BinaryFileWriter(outputStream, progressCallback)
 
   /**