diff --git a/site-modules/profile/manifests/thanos/prometheus_sidecar.pp b/site-modules/profile/manifests/thanos/prometheus_sidecar.pp
index c9b0ccf9..5ceba483 100644
--- a/site-modules/profile/manifests/thanos/prometheus_sidecar.pp
+++ b/site-modules/profile/manifests/thanos/prometheus_sidecar.pp
@@ -1,61 +1,64 @@
 # Thanos prometheus sidecar
 class profile::thanos::prometheus_sidecar {
   include profile::thanos::base
 
   $service_name = 'thanos-sidecar'
   $unit_name = "${service_name}.service"
 
   $objstore_config = lookup('thanos::objstore::config')
 
   $config_dir = '/etc/thanos-sidecar'
   $objstore_config_file = "${config_dir}/objstore.yml"
 
   $sidecar_arguments = {
     tsdb           => {
       path => '/var/lib/prometheus/metrics2',
     },
     prometheus     => {
       # use the listen address for the prometheus server
       url => "http://${::profile::prometheus::server::target}/",
     },
     objstore       => {
       'config-file' => $objstore_config_file,
     },
+    shipper        => {
+      'upload-compacted' => true,
+    },
     'http-address' => '0.0.0.0:19191',
     'grpc-address' => '0.0.0.0:19090',
   }
 
 
   file {$config_dir:
     ensure  => directory,
     owner   => 'root',
     group   => 'prometheus',
     mode    => '0750',
     require => Package['prometheus'],
   }
 
   file {$objstore_config_file:
     ensure  => present,
     owner   => 'root',
     group   => 'prometheus',
     mode    => '0640',
     content => inline_yaml($objstore_config),
   }
 
   systemd::unit_file {$unit_name:
     ensure  => present,
     content => template('profile/thanos/thanos-sidecar.service.erb'),
     require => Class['profile::thanos::base'],
     notify  => Service[$service_name]
   }
 
   service {$service_name:
     ensure  => 'running',
     enable  => true,
     require => Service['prometheus'],
   }
 
   Class['profile::thanos::base'] ~> Service[$service_name]
   # Ensure prometheus is configured properly before starting the sidecar
   Exec['restart-prometheus'] -> Service[$service_name]
 }