diff --git a/examples/gzip-middleware.js b/examples/gzip-middleware.js
index 6b3ff18a5..2aae822cc 100644
--- a/examples/gzip-middleware.js
+++ b/examples/gzip-middleware.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ var util = require('util'),
 //
 
 httpProxy.createServer(
-  require('connect-gzip').gzip({ matchType: /?:./ }),
+  require('connect-gzip').gzip({ matchType: /.?/ }),
   9000, 'localhost'
 ).listen(8000);