diff --git a/handler/meter/meter.go b/handler/meter/meter.go
index cf065f9..f23c9d5 100644
--- a/handler/meter/meter.go
+++ b/handler/meter/meter.go
@@ -89,8 +89,9 @@ func (h *Handler) Metrics(ctx context.Context, req *codecpb.Frame, rsp *codecpb.
 
 	w := io.Writer(buf)
 
-	if md, ok := metadata.FromOutgoingContext(ctx); gzipAccepted(md) && ok {
+	if md, ok := metadata.FromIncomingContext(ctx); gzipAccepted(md) && ok {
 		md.Set(contentEncodingHeader, "gzip")
+		ctx = metadata.NewOutgoingContext(ctx, md)
 		gz := gzipPool.Get().(*gzip.Writer)
 		defer gzipPool.Put(gz)