diff --git a/scripts/smoke-vscode-marketplaces.sh b/scripts/smoke-vscode-marketplaces.sh
index c65043f..587abb2 100755
--- a/scripts/smoke-vscode-marketplaces.sh
+++ b/scripts/smoke-vscode-marketplaces.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ fi
 for ((attempt = 1; attempt <= attempts; attempt++)); do
   rm -f marketplace.json marketplace.vsix open-vsx.json open-vsx.vsix
   if jq -n '{filters:[{criteria:[{filterType:7,value:"brokk.bifrost-vscode"}],pageNumber:1,pageSize:1}],flags:914}' > marketplace-query.json \
-    && curl --fail --silent --show-error --location \
+    && curl --fail --silent --show-error --compressed --location \
       -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
       -H 'Accept: application/json;api-version=7.2-preview.1' \
       --data-binary @marketplace-query.json \
@@ -21,16 +21,16 @@ for ((attempt = 1; attempt <= attempts; attempt++)); do
     && jq -e --arg version "$version" \
       '[.results[0].extensions[0].versions[] | select(.version == $version)] | length == 1' \
       marketplace.json >/dev/null \
-    && curl --fail --silent --show-error --location \
+    && curl --fail --silent --show-error --compressed --location \
       "https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/_apis/public/gallery/publishers/brokk/vsextensions/bifrost-vscode/${version}/vspackage" \
       -o marketplace.vsix \
-    && curl --fail --silent --show-error --location \
+    && curl --fail --silent --show-error --compressed --location \
       "https://open-vsx.org/api/brokk/bifrost-vscode/${version}" > open-vsx.json \
     && open_vsx_url="$(jq -er '.files.download' open-vsx.json)" \
-    && curl --fail --silent --show-error --location "$open_vsx_url" -o open-vsx.vsix; then
+    && curl --fail --silent --show-error --compressed --location "$open_vsx_url" -o open-vsx.vsix; then
     marketplace_hash="$(sha256sum marketplace.vsix | cut -d ' ' -f 1)"
     open_vsx_hash="$(sha256sum open-vsx.vsix | cut -d ' ' -f 1)"
-    open_vsx_sidecar="$(curl --fail --silent --show-error --location \
+    open_vsx_sidecar="$(curl --fail --silent --show-error --compressed --location \
       "https://open-vsx.org/api/brokk/bifrost-vscode/${version}/file/brokk.bifrost-vscode-${version}.sha256" | tr -d '[:space:]')"
     unzip -tq marketplace.vsix
     unzip -tq open-vsx.vsix