diff --git a/src/invidious/helpers.cr b/src/invidious/helpers.cr
index 275f53a12..13a27c783 100644
--- a/src/invidious/helpers.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/helpers.cr
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class Config
 end
 
 class FilteredCompressHandler < Kemal::Handler
-  exclude ["/videoplayback"]
+  exclude ["/videoplayback", "/api/*"]
 
   def call(env)
     return call_next env if exclude_match? env