1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/import_export/after_export_strategies/web_upload_strategy.rb b/lib/gitlab/import_export/after_export_strategies/web_upload_strategy.rb
index fd98bc2caad..e2dba831661 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/import_export/after_export_strategies/web_upload_strategy.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/import_export/after_export_strategies/web_upload_strategy.rb
@@ -52,7 +52,10 @@ module Gitlab
         end
 
         def headers
-          { 'Content-Length' => export_size.to_s }
+          {
+            'Content-Type' => 'application/gzip',
+            'Content-Length' => export_size.to_s
+          }
         end
 
         def export_size