diff --git a/airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/parsers/model_to_component_factory.py b/airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/parsers/model_to_component_factory.py
index 2bd7d268d..8d3b33814 100644
--- a/airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/parsers/model_to_component_factory.py
+++ b/airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/parsers/model_to_component_factory.py
@@ -2642,7 +2642,7 @@ def create_gzip_decoder(
         return CompositeRawDecoder.by_headers(
             [({"Content-Encoding", "Content-Type"}, _compressed_response_types, gzip_parser)],
             stream_response=True,
-            fallback_parser=gzip_parser.inner_parser,
+            fallback_parser=gzip_parser,
         )
 
     @staticmethod