diff --git a/tools/deploy_aio.sh b/tools/deploy_aio.sh
index e408597ec7..60d3d9891d 100755
--- a/tools/deploy_aio.sh
+++ b/tools/deploy_aio.sh
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ function copy_logs {
     # NOTE(SamYaple): Fix permissions for log extraction in gate
     chmod -R 777 /tmp/logs/kolla /tmp/logs/kolla_configs /tmp/logs/system_logs
     ara generate html /tmp/logs/playbook_reports/
+    gzip --recursive --best /tmp/logs/playbook_reports/
 }
 
 function sanity_check {