diff --git a/docker/pipeline/Dockerfile b/docker/pipeline/Dockerfile
index 24c74352b1c4668281af6d0639e85f573c196e4e..bfeba56f65ec428c1522449c17a7662b29c81e41 100644
--- a/docker/pipeline/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/pipeline/Dockerfile
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ RUN cmake \
     -DPORTABLE=${PORTABLE} \
     -DTARGET_CPU=${TARGET_CPU} \
     -DLIBDIRAC_PREFIX=/usr/local/ \
+    -DMETADATA_COMPRESSION_DEFAULT=True \
     -H/src/DP3 \
     -B/src/DP3/build \
     -G Ninja