diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/api/ExtensionGithubApi.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/api/ExtensionGithubApi.kt
index 98b0928b56..996f5de1e6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/api/ExtensionGithubApi.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/api/ExtensionGithubApi.kt
@@ -1,43 +1,29 @@
 package eu.kanade.tachiyomi.extension.api
 
 import android.content.Context
-import com.github.salomonbrys.kotson.fromJson
 import com.github.salomonbrys.kotson.get
 import com.github.salomonbrys.kotson.int
 import com.github.salomonbrys.kotson.string
-import com.google.gson.Gson
 import com.google.gson.JsonArray
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.preference.PreferencesHelper
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.extension.model.Extension
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.extension.model.LoadResult
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.extension.util.ExtensionLoader
-import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.network.GET
-import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.network.NetworkHelper
-import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.network.await
 import java.util.Date
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
-import okhttp3.Response
 import uy.kohesive.injekt.injectLazy
 
 internal class ExtensionGithubApi {
 
-    private val network: NetworkHelper by injectLazy()
     private val preferences: PreferencesHelper by injectLazy()
 
-    private val gson: Gson by injectLazy()
-
     suspend fun findExtensions(): List<Extension.Available> {
-        val call = GET(EXT_URL)
+        val service: ExtensionGithubService = ExtensionGithubService.create()
 
         return withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
-            val response = network.client.newCall(call).await()
-            if (response.isSuccessful) {
-                parseResponse(response)
-            } else {
-                response.close()
-                throw Exception("Failed to get extensions")
-            }
+            val response = service.getRepo()
+            parseResponse(response)
         }
     }
 
@@ -64,11 +50,7 @@ internal class ExtensionGithubApi {
         return extensionsWithUpdate
     }
 
-    private fun parseResponse(response: Response): List<Extension.Available> {
-        val text = response.body?.use { it.string() } ?: return emptyList()
-
-        val json = gson.fromJson<JsonArray>(text)
-
+    private fun parseResponse(json: JsonArray): List<Extension.Available> {
         return json
             .filter { element ->
                 val versionName = element["version"].string
@@ -82,18 +64,18 @@ internal class ExtensionGithubApi {
                 val versionName = element["version"].string
                 val versionCode = element["code"].int
                 val lang = element["lang"].string
-                val icon = "$REPO_URL/icon/${apkName.replace(".apk", ".png")}"
+                val icon = "$REPO_URL_PREFIX/icon/${apkName.replace(".apk", ".png")}"
 
                 Extension.Available(name, pkgName, versionName, versionCode, lang, apkName, icon)
             }
     }
 
     fun getApkUrl(extension: Extension.Available): String {
-        return "$REPO_URL/apk/${extension.apkName}"
+        return "$REPO_URL_PREFIX/apk/${extension.apkName}"
     }
 
     companion object {
-        private const val REPO_URL = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/inorichi/tachiyomi-extensions/repo"
-        private const val EXT_URL = "$REPO_URL/index.json"
+        const val BASE_URL = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/"
+        private const val REPO_URL_PREFIX = "${BASE_URL}inorichi/tachiyomi-extensions/repo/"
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/api/ExtensionGithubService.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/api/ExtensionGithubService.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..37cf1040a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/api/ExtensionGithubService.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package eu.kanade.tachiyomi.extension.api
+
+import com.google.gson.JsonArray
+import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.network.NetworkHelper
+import retrofit2.Retrofit
+import retrofit2.converter.gson.GsonConverterFactory
+import retrofit2.http.GET
+import uy.kohesive.injekt.injectLazy
+
+/**
+ * Used to get the extension repo listing from GitHub.
+ */
+interface ExtensionGithubService {
+
+    companion object {
+        private val client by lazy {
+            val network: NetworkHelper by injectLazy()
+            network.client.newBuilder()
+                .addNetworkInterceptor { chain ->
+                    val originalResponse = chain.proceed(chain.request())
+                    originalResponse.newBuilder()
+                        .header("Content-Encoding", "gzip")
+                        .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
+                        .build()
+                }
+                .build()
+        }
+
+        fun create(): ExtensionGithubService {
+            val adapter = Retrofit.Builder()
+                .baseUrl(ExtensionGithubApi.BASE_URL)
+                .addConverterFactory(GsonConverterFactory.create())
+                .client(client)
+                .build()
+
+            return adapter.create(ExtensionGithubService::class.java)
+        }
+    }
+
+    @GET("/inorichi/tachiyomi-extensions/repo/index.json.gz")
+    suspend fun getRepo(): JsonArray
+}