diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index 7fb0f947829b7500e7ca89571a070f04994e52d1..ec389790f8af5e18f7f4626dad65c9ce81340347 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ RUN git clone --no-checkout https://git.astron.nl/RD/DP3.git && \
     git -C DP3 checkout ${DP3_COMMIT} && \
     mkdir DP3/build && \
     cd DP3/build && \
-    cmake .. -DPORTABLE=${PORTABLE} -DLIBDIRAC_PREFIX=/usr/local/ && \
+    cmake .. -DPORTABLE=${PORTABLE} -DLIBDIRAC_PREFIX=/usr/local/ -DMETADATA_COMPRESSION_DEFAULT=True && \
     make install -j$(nproc) && \
     cd ../.. && rm -rf DP3