diff --git a/test/plugin/test_out_http.rb b/test/plugin/test_out_http.rb
index a8c39fdbee..404f59739f 100644
--- a/test/plugin/test_out_http.rb
+++ b/test/plugin/test_out_http.rb
@@ -533,10 +533,17 @@ def server_port
       19882
     end
 
-    def test_write_with_gzip
+    data(:json_array, [false, true])
+    data(:buffer_compress, ["text", "gzip"])
+    def test_write_with_gzip(data)
       d = create_driver(%[
         endpoint http://127.0.0.1:#{server_port}/test
         compress gzip
+        json_array #{data[:json_array]}
+        <buffer>
+          @type memory
+          compress #{data[:buffer_compress]}
+        </buffer>
       ])
       d.run(default_tag: 'test.http') do
         test_events.each { |event|
@@ -546,7 +553,10 @@ def test_write_with_gzip
 
       result = @@result
       assert_equal 'POST', result.method
-      assert_equal 'application/x-ndjson', result.content_type
+      assert_equal(
+        data[:json_array] ? 'application/json' : 'application/x-ndjson',
+        result.content_type
+      )
       assert_equal 'gzip', result.headers['content-encoding']
       assert_equal test_events, result.data
       assert_not_empty result.headers