diff --git a/app/lib/otis/log_transfer.rb b/app/lib/otis/log_transfer.rb
index bc14bfa6..78efa8df 100644
--- a/app/lib/otis/log_transfer.rb
+++ b/app/lib/otis/log_transfer.rb
@@ -39,16 +39,31 @@ def imgsrv_logs
 
     # @return String the destination path to log file that was transferred
     def transfer_log(source_path:, destination_directory:)
-      File.join(destination_directory, File.basename(source_path)).tap do |destination|
-        cmd = <<~RCLONE.gsub(/\s+/, " ").strip
-          rclone
-          --config #{rclone_config_path}
-          copyto
-          #{File.join("ulib-logs:/ulib-logs/archive", source_path)}
-          #{destination}
-        RCLONE
-        `#{cmd}`
+      # Try the path that lsjson returned to us
+      destination = File.join(destination_directory, File.basename(source_path))
+      success = system(rclone_copyto_command(source_path: source_path, destination: destination))
+      if !success && !source_path.end_with?(".gz")
+        # Didn't get it? If we asked for plain text and the file got gzipped while we were
+        # not looking, ask for it again but gzipped this time.
+        destination += ".gz"
+        # Ignore the return since the absence of the requested file will indicate that
+        # an error has occurred.
+        system(rclone_copyto_command(source_path: source_path + ".gz", destination: destination))
       end
+      destination
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def rclone_copyto_command(source_path:, destination:)
+      <<~RCLONE.gsub(/\s+/, " ").strip
+        rclone
+        --config #{rclone_config_path}
+        --error-on-no-transfer
+        copyto
+        #{File.join("ulib-logs:/ulib-logs/archive", source_path)}
+        #{destination}
+      RCLONE
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/lib/otis/log_transfer_spec.rb b/spec/lib/otis/log_transfer_spec.rb
index 21237308..0700f9e3 100644
--- a/spec/lib/otis/log_transfer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/otis/log_transfer_spec.rb
@@ -40,5 +40,17 @@
       expect(File.exist?(destination)).to eq(true)
       expect(File.size(destination)).to be > 0
     end
+
+    it "transfers a gzipped version if we asked for the pre-gzipped version" do
+      # Get the log that has a gzip suffix and strip it.
+      source = transfer.imgsrv_logs.find do |log|
+        log["Path"].end_with?(".gz")
+      end["Path"].sub(/\.gz$/, "")
+      # Ask for that nonexistent file
+      destination = transfer.transfer_log(source_path: source, destination_directory: @tmpdir)
+      expect(File.exist?(destination)).to eq(true)
+      expect(destination.end_with?(".gz")).to eq(true)
+      expect(File.size(destination)).to be > 0
+    end
   end
 end