1 files changed, 4 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/lib/chef/http/simple.rb b/lib/chef/http/simple.rb
index d675a17ee8..40ac864224 100644
--- a/lib/chef/http/simple.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/http/simple.rb
@@ -7,15 +7,12 @@ class Chef
   class HTTP
 
     class Simple < HTTP
-
+      # When we 'use' middleware the first middleware is applied last on requests and
+      # first on responses (confusingly).  So validatecontentlength must come before
+      # decompressor in order to be applied before decmopressing the response.
+      use ValidateContentLength
       use Decompressor
       use CookieManager
-
-      # ValidateContentLength should come after Decompressor
-      # because the order of middlewares is reversed when handling
-      # responses.
-      use ValidateContentLength
-
     end
   end
 end