diff --git a/coreos-config/templates/backup.sh.j2 b/coreos-config/templates/backup.sh.j2
index 6ebb1ef..f85e8b5 100755
--- a/coreos-config/templates/backup.sh.j2
+++ b/coreos-config/templates/backup.sh.j2
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ borg create                         \
     --list                          \
     --stats                         \
     --show-rc                       \
-    --compression none              \
+    --compression lz4               \
     --exclude-caches                \
     --one-file-system		        \
     --exclude "re:^/var/lib/docker/volumes/[a-z0-9]{64}/.*"   \