diff --git a/postgres-appliance/tests/docker-compose.yml b/postgres-appliance/tests/docker-compose.yml
index 31886dba2..c2e1812ba 100644
--- a/postgres-appliance/tests/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/postgres-appliance/tests/docker-compose.yml
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ services:
             CLONE_AWS_ENDPOINT: *aws_endpoint
             CLONE_AWS_S3_FORCE_PATH_STYLE: *aws_s3_force_path_style
             CLONE_WALE_DISABLE_S3_SSE: *wale_disable_s3_sse
+            USE_WALG: true
+            WALG_BACKUP_COMPRESSION_METHOD: brotli
         hostname: spilo1
         container_name: demo-spilo1