diff --git a/.cspell.json b/.cspell.json
index ea76f2c3ff..57adbab5e5 100644
--- a/.cspell.json
+++ b/.cspell.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 		"requirements.txt",
 		"press/utils/country_timezone.py"
 	],
-    "words": [
+  "words": [
 		"githubusercontent",
 		"commitlint",
 		"EDITMSG",
diff --git a/press/press/doctype/deploy_candidate/deploy_candidate.py b/press/press/doctype/deploy_candidate/deploy_candidate.py
index be0bd45a80..126d8dd3cc 100644
--- a/press/press/doctype/deploy_candidate/deploy_candidate.py
+++ b/press/press/doctype/deploy_candidate/deploy_candidate.py
@@ -540,8 +540,11 @@ def fix_content_permission(tarinfo):
 			return tarinfo
 
 		tmp_file_path = tempfile.mkstemp(suffix=".tar.gz")[1]
-		with tarfile.open(tmp_file_path, "w:gz") as tar:
-			tar.add(self.build_directory, arcname=".", filter=fix_content_permission)
+		with tarfile.open(tmp_file_path, "w:gz", compresslevel=5) as tar:
+			if frappe.conf.developer_mode:
+				tar.add(self.build_directory, arcname=".", filter=fix_content_permission)
+			else:
+				tar.add(self.build_directory, arcname=".")
 
 		step.status = "Success"
 		step.duration = get_duration(start_time)