diff --git a/daemon/tasks/check_jobs.py b/daemon/tasks/check_jobs.py
index e779bbff..758ab892 100644
--- a/daemon/tasks/check_jobs.py
+++ b/daemon/tasks/check_jobs.py
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ def __create_job_service(job):
                                 + ' {}'.format(job.secure_filename
                                                if job.service == 'file-setup'
                                                else '')
+                                + ' {}'.format('--compress'
+                                               if job.service == 'ocr'
+                                               else '')
                                 + ' --log-dir /files'
                                 + ' --zip [{}]_{}'.format(job.service,
                                                           job.secure_filename)