diff --git a/roles/bodhi2/backend/files/createrepo_c.ini b/roles/bodhi2/backend/files/createrepo_c.ini
index e72a7727e9..bb2d028117 100644
--- a/roles/bodhi2/backend/files/createrepo_c.ini
+++ b/roles/bodhi2/backend/files/createrepo_c.ini
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ sqlite_enabled = True
 [release.EPEL-8]
 updateinfo-compress-type = BZ2
 repodata-compress-type = xz
-general-compress = False
+general-compress = True
 zchunk = False
 drpms_enabled = True
 sqlite_enabled = True