diff --git a/deploy_archives b/deploy_archives
index b3b54b4..53b2e68 100755
--- a/deploy_archives
+++ b/deploy_archives
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/sh -x
 HOSTNAME=glitchcity.info
 ARCHIVE_PATH=/var/www/html/gclarchives
 
 cd archives
-tar -cvf forums.tar forums
-scp forums.tar $HOSTNAME:$ARCHIVE_PATH
-ssh $HOSTNAME "cd $ARCHIVE_PATH; tar -xvf forums.tar"
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+tar -cf forums.tar forums && gzip -f forums.tar
+scp forums.tar.gz $HOSTNAME:$ARCHIVE_PATH
+ssh $HOSTNAME "cd $ARCHIVE_PATH; tar -xf forums.tar.gz"
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