diff --git a/src/Android/Android.csproj b/src/Android/Android.csproj
index da488db56..0c2c1be45 100644
--- a/src/Android/Android.csproj
+++ b/src/Android/Android.csproj
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
     <Reference Include="System.Core" />
     <Reference Include="System.Xml.Linq" />
     <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Net.Http" Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='FDroid'" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Plugin.CurrentActivity">
diff --git a/src/Android/MainApplication.cs b/src/Android/MainApplication.cs
index b0c825656..32067c546 100644
--- a/src/Android/MainApplication.cs
+++ b/src/Android/MainApplication.cs
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ using Bit.Droid.Utilities;
 using Plugin.CurrentActivity;
 using Plugin.Fingerprint;
 using Xamarin.Android.Net;
+using System.Net.Http;
+using System.Net;
 #if !FDROID
 using Android.Gms.Security;
 #endif
@@ -78,7 +80,8 @@ namespace Bit.Droid
                 FFImageLoading.ImageService.Instance.Initialize(new FFImageLoading.Config.Configuration
                 {
                     FadeAnimationEnabled = false,
-                    FadeAnimationForCachedImages = false
+                    FadeAnimationForCachedImages = false,
+                    HttpClient = new HttpClient(new AndroidClientHandler() { AutomaticDecompression = DecompressionMethods.GZip | DecompressionMethods.Deflate })
                 });
                 ZXing.Net.Mobile.Forms.Android.Platform.Init();
             });