diff --git a/src/plotman/archive.py b/src/plotman/archive.py
index 01f91693..62059ec0 100644
--- a/src/plotman/archive.py
+++ b/src/plotman/archive.py
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ def archive(dir_cfg, all_jobs):
 
     bwlimit = dir_cfg.archive.rsyncd_bwlimit
     throttle_arg = ('--bwlimit=%d' % bwlimit) if bwlimit else ''
-    cmd = ('rsync %s --remove-source-files -P %s %s' %
+    cmd = ('rsync %s --no-compress --remove-source-files -P %s %s' %
             (throttle_arg, chosen_plot, rsync_dest(dir_cfg.archive, archdir)))
 
     return (True, cmd)