diff --git a/citadel-image/src/config.rs b/citadel-image/src/config.rs
index 3569332..2b2d335 100644
--- a/citadel-image/src/config.rs
+++ b/citadel-image/src/config.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ pub struct BuildConfig {
     version: usize,
     timestamp: String,
     source: String,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    compress: bool,
     #[serde(rename = "kernel-version")]
     kernel_version: Option<String>,
     #[serde(rename = "kernel-id")]
@@ -110,4 +112,8 @@ impl BuildConfig {
     pub fn image_type(&self) -> &str {
         &self.image_type
     }
+
+    pub fn compress(&self) -> bool {
+        self.compress
+    }
 }