diff --git a/src/main/java/io/adven/grpc/wiremock/HttpMock.java b/src/main/java/io/adven/grpc/wiremock/HttpMock.java
index 7fdbde9..e582f79 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/adven/grpc/wiremock/HttpMock.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/adven/grpc/wiremock/HttpMock.java
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ public void destroy() {
 
     public Response request(String path, Object message, Map<String, String> headers) throws IOException, InterruptedException {
         headers.putAll(HEADERS.get());
+        headers.remove("accept-encoding");
         LOG.info("Grpc request {}:\nHeaders: {}\nMessage:\n{}", path, headers, message);
         return new Response(
             httpClient.send(