diff --git a/zefie_wtvp_minisrv/app.js b/zefie_wtvp_minisrv/app.js
index 6a575c28..78fce63d 100644
--- a/zefie_wtvp_minisrv/app.js
+++ b/zefie_wtvp_minisrv/app.js
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ async function sendToClient(socket, headers_obj, data, compress_data = false) {
 
     // if box can do compression, see if its worth enabling
     if (ssid_sessions[socket.ssid].capabilities) {
-        if (ssid_sessions[socket.ssid].capabilities['client-can-receive-compressed-data']) {
+        if (ssid_sessions[socket.ssid].capabilities['client-can-receive-compressed-data'] && minisrv_config.config.enable_lzpf_compression) {
             compress_data = shouldWeCompress(headers_obj["Content-Type"]);
         }
     }
diff --git a/zefie_wtvp_minisrv/config.json b/zefie_wtvp_minisrv/config.json
index b76f1529..b32aae9c 100644
--- a/zefie_wtvp_minisrv/config.json
+++ b/zefie_wtvp_minisrv/config.json
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
     "hide_ssid_in_logs": true,
     "post_percentages": [ 0, 25, 50, 100 ],
     "verbosity": 2,
-    "error_log_file": "errors.log"
+    "error_log_file": "errors.log",
+    "enable_lzpf_compression": false
   },
   "services": {
     "wtv-head-waiter": {