diff --git a/roles/bodhi2/backend/files/dist-5E-epel-testing.mash b/roles/bodhi2/backend/files/dist-5E-epel-testing.mash
index 3de53f6daa..06dee407c4 100644
--- a/roles/bodhi2/backend/files/dist-5E-epel-testing.mash
+++ b/roles/bodhi2/backend/files/dist-5E-epel-testing.mash
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ repoviewurl = http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/testing/5/%(arch)s/
 repoviewtitle = "Fedora EPEL 5 Testing - %(arch)s"
 arches = i386 x86_64 ppc
 hash = sha
-compress_type = bz2
+compress_type = compat
diff --git a/roles/bodhi2/backend/files/dist-5E-epel.mash b/roles/bodhi2/backend/files/dist-5E-epel.mash
index 46efeb5638..be6a87f0fd 100644
--- a/roles/bodhi2/backend/files/dist-5E-epel.mash
+++ b/roles/bodhi2/backend/files/dist-5E-epel.mash
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ repoviewurl = http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/5/%(arch)s/
 repoviewtitle = "Fedora EPEL 5 - %(arch)s"
 arches = i386 x86_64 ppc
 hash = sha
-compress_type = bz2
+compress_type = compat