diff --git a/roles/docker/templates/compose-files/nginx_proxy.yml.j2 b/roles/docker/templates/compose-files/nginx_proxy.yml.j2
index 93f91f2..429c08b 100644
--- a/roles/docker/templates/compose-files/nginx_proxy.yml.j2
+++ b/roles/docker/templates/compose-files/nginx_proxy.yml.j2
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ services:
       options:
         max-size: "50m"
         max-file: 10
-        compress: true
+        compress: "true"
     labels:
       - com.github.jrcs.letsencrypt_nginx_proxy_companion.nginx_proxy