diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
index f2c95acc..8eda9fbc 100644
--- a/gulpfile.js
+++ b/gulpfile.js
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ function bundle(watch) {
                 loadMaps: true
             }))) // loads map from browserify file
             .pipe(gulpif(!argv.production, sourcemaps.write())) // writes .map file
-            .pipe(gulpif(argv.production, uglify()))
+            .pipe(gulpif(argv.production, uglify({mangle: false})))
             .pipe(gulp.dest('./build/js'))
             .pipe(browserSync.stream());
     }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e9a830c5..63c58218 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -21,16 +21,18 @@
     "jest-cli": "^0.4.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "alt": "^0.16.5",
+    "babelify": "^6.1.2",
+    "bootstrap-sass": "^3.3.4",
+    "browser-sync": "^2.7.5",
+    "browserify": "^9.0.8",
+    "classnames": "^1.2.2",
+    "compression": "^1.4.4",
+    "envify": "^3.4.0",
+    "es6-promise": "^2.1.1",
     "eslint": "^0.22.1",
     "eslint-plugin-react": "^2.5.0",
-    "browser-sync": "^2.7.5",
-    "watchify": "^3.1.2",
-    "yargs": "^3.10.0",
-    "lodash": "^3.9.3",
-    "react-textarea-autosize": "^2.2.3",
-    "reactify": "^1.1.0",
-    "vinyl-buffer": "^1.0.0",
-    "vinyl-source-stream": "^1.1.0",
+    "express": "^4.12.4",
     "gulp": "^3.8.11",
     "gulp-concat": "^2.5.2",
     "gulp-eslint": "^0.13.2",
@@ -41,22 +43,21 @@
     "gulp-sourcemaps": "^1.5.2",
     "gulp-uglify": "^1.2.0",
     "gulp-util": "^3.0.4",
-    "browserify": "^9.0.8",
-    "envify": "^3.4.0",
-    "babelify": "^6.1.2",
-    "bootstrap-sass": "^3.3.4",
-    "alt": "^0.16.5",
-    "classnames": "^1.2.2",
-    "es6-promise": "^2.1.1",
-    "express": "^4.12.4",
     "isomorphic-fetch": "^2.0.2",
+    "lodash": "^3.9.3",
     "object-assign": "^2.0.0",
     "react": "^0.13.2",
     "react-bootstrap": "~0.22.6",
     "react-datepicker": "~0.8.0",
     "react-router": "^0.13.3",
+    "react-textarea-autosize": "^2.2.3",
+    "reactify": "^1.1.0",
     "shmui": "^0.1.0",
-    "uglifyjs": "^2.4.10"
+    "uglifyjs": "^2.4.10",
+    "vinyl-buffer": "^1.0.0",
+    "vinyl-source-stream": "^1.1.0",
+    "watchify": "^3.1.2",
+    "yargs": "^3.10.0"
   },
   "jest": {
     "scriptPreprocessor": "node_modules/babel-jest",
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 9bf66f0f..2ba6c9e5 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 var express = require('express');
+var compression = require('compression')
+
 var app = express();
 
+app.use(compression());
+
 app.use('/static/js', express.static(__dirname + '/build/js'));
 app.use('/static/css', express.static(__dirname + '/build/css'));
 app.use('/static/fonts', express.static(__dirname + '/build/fonts'));