diff --git a/libraries/entropy/client/services/ugc/commands.py b/libraries/entropy/client/services/ugc/commands.py
index 4242d30e3..9b5e8c329 100644
--- a/libraries/entropy/client/services/ugc/commands.py
+++ b/libraries/entropy/client/services/ugc/commands.py
@@ -707,11 +707,15 @@ class Client(Base):
 
     def report_error(self, session_id, error_data):
 
-        xml_string = self.dumpTools.xml_from_dict_extended(error_data)
+        import zlib
+        xml_string = self.entropyTools.xml_from_dict_extended(error_data)
+        xml_comp_string = zlib.compress(xml_string)
+        #print len(xml_comp_string.split(" "))
 
         cmd = "%s %s %s" % (
             session_id,
             'ugc:report_error',
-            xml_string,
+            xml_comp_string,
         )
+
         return self.do_generic_handler(cmd, session_id)
diff --git a/libraries/entropy/services/ugc/commands.py b/libraries/entropy/services/ugc/commands.py
index 7222d17b2..d0ab3dea1 100644
--- a/libraries/entropy/services/ugc/commands.py
+++ b/libraries/entropy/services/ugc/commands.py
@@ -784,8 +784,10 @@ class UGC(SocketCommands):
         if not myargs:
             return None, 'wrong arguments'
 
-        xml_string = ' '.join(myargs)
+        import zlib
+        comp_xml_string = ' '.join(myargs)
         try:
+            xml_string = zlib.decompress(comp_xml_string)
             mydict = self.entropyTools.dict_from_xml_extended(xml_string)
         except Exception, e:
             return None, "error: %s" % (e,)