diff --git a/lib/controller/checks.py b/lib/controller/checks.py
index 55b00bd74..ae1b9f423 100644
--- a/lib/controller/checks.py
+++ b/lib/controller/checks.py
@@ -1114,6 +1114,9 @@ def checkNullConnection():
     infoMsg = "testing NULL connection to the target URL"
     logger.info(infoMsg)
 
+    pushValue(kb.pageCompress)
+    kb.pageCompress = False
+
     try:
         page, headers, _ = Request.getPage(method=HTTPMETHOD.HEAD)
 
@@ -1144,6 +1147,8 @@ def checkNullConnection():
         errMsg = getUnicode(errMsg)
         raise SqlmapConnectionException(errMsg)
 
+    kb.pageCompress = popValue()
+
     return kb.nullConnection is not None
 
 def checkConnection(suppressOutput=False):
diff --git a/lib/request/connect.py b/lib/request/connect.py
index 5cb77ebfa..f8a4efe85 100644
--- a/lib/request/connect.py
+++ b/lib/request/connect.py
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ from lib.core.common import getHostHeader
 from lib.core.common import getRequestHeader
 from lib.core.common import getUnicode
 from lib.core.common import logHTTPTraffic
+from lib.core.common import pushValue
+from lib.core.common import popValue
 from lib.core.common import randomizeParameterValue
 from lib.core.common import randomInt
 from lib.core.common import randomStr
@@ -311,7 +313,7 @@ class Connect(object):
                 headers[HTTP_HEADER.PROXY_AUTHORIZATION] = kb.proxyAuthHeader
 
             headers[HTTP_HEADER.ACCEPT] = HTTP_ACCEPT_HEADER_VALUE
-            headers[HTTP_HEADER.ACCEPT_ENCODING] = HTTP_ACCEPT_ENCODING_HEADER_VALUE if method != HTTPMETHOD.HEAD and kb.pageCompress else "identity"
+            headers[HTTP_HEADER.ACCEPT_ENCODING] = HTTP_ACCEPT_ENCODING_HEADER_VALUE if kb.pageCompress else "identity"
             headers[HTTP_HEADER.HOST] = host or getHostHeader(url)
 
             if post is not None and HTTP_HEADER.CONTENT_TYPE not in headers:
@@ -813,6 +815,9 @@ class Connect(object):
         if kb.nullConnection and not content and not response and not timeBasedCompare:
             noteResponseTime = False
 
+            pushValue(kb.pageCompress)
+            kb.pageCompress = False
+
             if kb.nullConnection == NULLCONNECTION.HEAD:
                 method = HTTPMETHOD.HEAD
             elif kb.nullConnection == NULLCONNECTION.RANGE:
@@ -829,6 +834,8 @@ class Connect(object):
                 elif kb.nullConnection == NULLCONNECTION.RANGE and HTTP_HEADER.CONTENT_RANGE in headers:
                     pageLength = int(headers[HTTP_HEADER.CONTENT_RANGE][headers[HTTP_HEADER.CONTENT_RANGE].find('/') + 1:])
 
+            kb.pageCompress = popValue()
+
         if not pageLength:
             try:
                 page, headers, code = Connect.getPage(url=uri, get=get, post=post, cookie=cookie, ua=ua, referer=referer, host=host, silent=silent, method=method, auxHeaders=auxHeaders, response=response, raise404=raise404, ignoreTimeout=timeBasedCompare)