diff --git a/playbooks/roles/filebeat/templates/filebeat-gateway-nginx-template.yml b/playbooks/roles/filebeat/templates/filebeat-gateway-nginx-template.yml
index 028ce99..65346c6 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/filebeat/templates/filebeat-gateway-nginx-template.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/filebeat/templates/filebeat-gateway-nginx-template.yml
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ output.elasticsearch:
   username: {{ es_user }}
   password: {{ es_passwd }}
   bulk_max_size: 1500
+  compression_level: {{ compression_level | default(0) }}
   worker: 1
 
 
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/filebeat/templates/filebeat-manager-template.yml b/playbooks/roles/filebeat/templates/filebeat-manager-template.yml
index d05a8df..9546f22 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/filebeat/templates/filebeat-manager-template.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/filebeat/templates/filebeat-manager-template.yml
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ output.elasticsearch:
   username: {{ es_user }}
   password: {{ es_passwd }}
   bulk_max_size: 1500
+  compression_level: {{ compression_level | default(0) }}
   worker: 3