diff --git a/spring-cloud-openfeign-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/openfeign/encoding/FeignContentGzipEncodingInterceptor.java b/spring-cloud-openfeign-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/openfeign/encoding/FeignContentGzipEncodingInterceptor.java
index 02ef1e45..bfe89d4e 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-openfeign-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/openfeign/encoding/FeignContentGzipEncodingInterceptor.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-openfeign-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/openfeign/encoding/FeignContentGzipEncodingInterceptor.java
@@ -79,9 +79,8 @@ public class FeignContentGzipEncodingInterceptor extends BaseRequestInterceptor
 			final long length = Long.parseLong(strLen);
 			return length > getProperties().getMinRequestSize();
 		} catch (NumberFormatException ex) {
-			// ignores the exception
+			return false;
 		}
-		return false;
 	}
 
 	/**