diff --git a/roles/ansible-server/templates/ansible.cfg.j2 b/roles/ansible-server/templates/ansible.cfg.j2
index 2013b0f756..c4cedcabf6 100644
--- a/roles/ansible-server/templates/ansible.cfg.j2
+++ b/roles/ansible-server/templates/ansible.cfg.j2
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ retry_files_enabled = False
 # controls the compression level of variables sent to
 # worker processes. At the default of 0, no compression
 # is used. This value must be an integer from 0 to 9.
-var_compression_level = 4
+#var_compression_level = 4
 
 # controls what compression method is used for new-style ansible modules when
 # they are sent to the remote system.  The compression types depend on having