diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 2d33de261..fc6de3e7a 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -44,6 +44,6 @@ RUN fix-permissions "${CONDA_DIR}" && \
     fix-permissions "/home/${NB_USER}"
 
 WORKDIR "/home/${NB_USER}"
-RUN tar -cf /opt/home.tar . && gzip -1 /opt/home.tar
+RUN tar -cf /opt/home.tar .
 
 USER ${NB_USER}
diff --git a/before-notebook.d/00_untar_home.sh b/before-notebook.d/00_untar_home.sh
index 5a3e0107f..5cf11cf8b 100644
--- a/before-notebook.d/00_untar_home.sh
+++ b/before-notebook.d/00_untar_home.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ fi
 if [[ $(ls -A ${home} | wc -l) = "0" ]];then
   if [ -f /opt/home.tar.gz ]; then
     echo "Extracting /opt/home.tar to /home/${NB_USER}"
-    tar -xf /opt/home.tar.gz -C /home/${NB_USER}
+    tar -xf /opt/home.tar -C /home/${NB_USER}
   fi
 fi