diff --git a/modules/gerrit/files/scripts/update_gerrit_users.py b/modules/gerrit/files/scripts/update_gerrit_users.py
index 11b1054..0414230 100755
--- a/modules/gerrit/files/scripts/update_gerrit_users.py
+++ b/modules/gerrit/files/scripts/update_gerrit_users.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ DB_DB = gerrit_config.get("database","database")
 
 db_backup_file = "%s.%s.sql" % (DB_DB, datetime.isoformat(datetime.now()))
 db_backup_path = os.path.join(GERRIT_BACKUP_PATH, db_backup_file)
-retval = os.system("mysqldump --opt -u%s -p%s %s > %s" %
+retval = os.system("mysqldump --opt -u%s -p%s %s | gzip -9 > %s.gz" %
                      (DB_USER, DB_PASS, DB_DB, db_backup_path))
 if retval != 0:
   print "Problem taking a db dump, aborting db update"
diff --git a/modules/gerrit/files/scripts/update_users.py b/modules/gerrit/files/scripts/update_users.py
index 6ebf7b1..5ff654b 100644
--- a/modules/gerrit/files/scripts/update_users.py
+++ b/modules/gerrit/files/scripts/update_users.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ DB_DB = gerrit_config.get("database","database")
 def make_db_backup():
   db_backup_file = "%s.%s.sql" % (DB_DB, datetime.isoformat(datetime.now()))
   db_backup_path = os.path.join(GERRIT_BACKUP_PATH, db_backup_file)
-  retval = os.system("mysqldump --opt -u%s -p%s %s > %s" %
+  retval = os.system("mysqldump --opt -u%s -p%s %s | gzip -9 > %s.gz" %
                        (DB_USER, DB_PASS, DB_DB, db_backup_path))
   if retval != 0:
     logger.error("Problem taking a db dump, aborting db update")
diff --git a/modules/gerrit/manifests/init.pp b/modules/gerrit/manifests/init.pp
index e1daec7..59262b7 100644
--- a/modules/gerrit/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/modules/gerrit/manifests/init.pp
@@ -140,6 +140,15 @@ class gerrit($virtual_hostname='',
       command => 'find /home/gerrit2/review_site/git/ -type d -name "*.git" -print -exec git --git-dir="{}" repack -afd \;',
       environment => "PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin",
     }
+
+    cron { "removedbdumps":
+      user => gerrit2,
+      hour => 5,
+      minute => 1,
+      command => 'find /home/gerrit2/dbupdates/ -name "*.sql.gz" -mtime +30 -exec rm -f {} \;',
+      environment => "PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin",
+    }
+
   } # testmode==false
 
   file { "/var/log/gerrit":