diff --git a/system_test/mirror_maker_testsuite/config/mirror_producer.properties b/system_test/mirror_maker_testsuite/config/mirror_producer.properties
index 4391bc8..3ec69fa 100644
--- a/system_test/mirror_maker_testsuite/config/mirror_producer.properties
+++ b/system_test/mirror_maker_testsuite/config/mirror_producer.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 block.on.buffer.full=true
 metadata.broker.list=localhost:9094
 compression.codec=0
+compression.type=none
 request.retries=3
 request.required.acks=1