diff --git a/appview/strings/strings.go b/appview/strings/strings.go
index 2676b5cf..dd8ed18d 100644
--- a/appview/strings/strings.go
+++ b/appview/strings/strings.go
@@ -379,7 +379,8 @@ func (s *Strings) edit(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			return
 		}
 
-		blob, err := xrpc.RepoUploadBlob(ctx, client, gz(content), ApplicationGzip)
+		// blob, err := xrpc.RepoUploadBlob(ctx, client, gz(content), ApplicationGzip)
+		blob, err := xrpc.RepoUploadBlob(ctx, client, strings.NewReader(content), "text/plain")
 		if err != nil {
 			fail("Failed to create record.", err)
 			return
@@ -392,13 +393,13 @@ func (s *Strings) edit(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			{
 				Name:    filename,
 				Content: *blob.Blob,
-				Gzip: &models.String_GzipInfo{
-					String_File_Gzip: tangled.String_File_Gzip{
-						RealMime: "text/plain",
-						RealSize: int64(len(content)),
-					},
-					Content: content,
-				},
+				// Gzip: &models.String_GzipInfo{
+				// 	String_File_Gzip: tangled.String_File_Gzip{
+				// 		RealMime: "text/plain",
+				// 		RealSize: int64(len(content)),
+				// 	},
+				// 	Content: content,
+				// },
 			},
 		}
 
@@ -492,7 +493,8 @@ func (s *Strings) create(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			return
 		}
 
-		blob, err := xrpc.RepoUploadBlob(ctx, client, gz(content), ApplicationGzip)
+		// blob, err := xrpc.RepoUploadBlob(ctx, client, gz(content), ApplicationGzip)
+		blob, err := xrpc.RepoUploadBlob(ctx, client, strings.NewReader(content), "text/plain")
 		if err != nil {
 			fail("Failed to create record.", err)
 			return
@@ -507,13 +509,13 @@ func (s *Strings) create(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 				{
 					Name:    filename,
 					Content: *blob.Blob,
-					Gzip: &models.String_GzipInfo{
-						String_File_Gzip: tangled.String_File_Gzip{
-							RealMime: "text/plain",
-							RealSize: int64(len(content)),
-						},
-						Content: content,
-					},
+					// Gzip: &models.String_GzipInfo{
+					// 	String_File_Gzip: tangled.String_File_Gzip{
+					// 		RealMime: "text/plain",
+					// 		RealSize: int64(len(content)),
+					// 	},
+					// 	Content: content,
+					// },
 				},
 			},
 			Created: time.Now(),