diff --git a/repak/src/pak.rs b/repak/src/pak.rs
index 71b3973..55bff0b 100644
--- a/repak/src/pak.rs
+++ b/repak/src/pak.rs
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ pub struct PakWriter<W: Write + Seek> {
 }
 
 pub struct ParallelPakWriter {
-    tx: std::sync::mpsc::SyncSender<(String, Arc<Vec<u8>>)>,
+    tx: std::sync::mpsc::SyncSender<(String, bool, Arc<Vec<u8>>)>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -273,14 +273,23 @@ impl<W: Write + Seek> PakWriter<W> {
         self.writer
     }
 
-    pub fn write_file(&mut self, path: &str, data: impl AsRef<[u8]>) -> Result<(), super::Error> {
+    pub fn write_file(
+        &mut self,
+        path: &str,
+        allow_compress: bool,
+        data: impl AsRef<[u8]>,
+    ) -> Result<(), super::Error> {
         self.pak.index.add_entry(
             path,
             Entry::write_file(
                 &mut self.writer,
                 self.pak.version,
                 &mut self.pak.compression,
-                &self.allowed_compression,
+                if allow_compress {
+                    &self.allowed_compression
+                } else {
+                    &[]
+                },
                 data.as_ref(),
             )?,
         );
@@ -308,9 +317,13 @@ impl<W: Write + Seek> PakWriter<W> {
                     .into_iter()
                     .parallel_map_scoped(
                         scope,
-                        |(path, data): (String, Arc<Vec<u8>>)| -> Result<_, Error> {
-                            let partial_entry =
-                                build_partial_entry(&self.allowed_compression, &data)?;
+                        |(path, allow_compress, data): (String, bool, Arc<Vec<u8>>)| -> Result<_, Error> {
+                            let allowed_compression = if allow_compress {
+                                self.allowed_compression.as_slice()
+                            } else {
+                                &[]
+                            };
+                            let partial_entry = build_partial_entry(allowed_compression, &data)?;
                             let data = partial_entry.blocks.is_empty().then(|| Arc::new(data));
                             Ok((path, data, partial_entry))
                         },
@@ -363,8 +376,8 @@ impl<W: Write + Seek> PakWriter<W> {
 }
 
 impl ParallelPakWriter {
-    pub fn write_file(&mut self, path: String, data: Vec<u8>) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        self.tx.send((path, Arc::new(data))).unwrap();
+    pub fn write_file(&mut self, path: String, compress: bool, data: Vec<u8>) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        self.tx.send((path, compress, Arc::new(data))).unwrap();
         Ok(())
     }
 }
diff --git a/repak/tests/test.rs b/repak/tests/test.rs
index 5c63f8c..e951c02 100644
--- a/repak/tests/test.rs
+++ b/repak/tests/test.rs
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ fn test_write(_version: repak::Version, _file_name: &str, bytes: &[u8]) {
 
     for path in pak_reader.files() {
         let data = pak_reader.get(&path, &mut reader).unwrap();
-        pak_writer.write_file(&path, data).unwrap();
+        pak_writer.write_file(&path, false, data).unwrap();
     }
 
     assert!(pak_writer.write_index().unwrap().into_inner() == reader.into_inner());
diff --git a/repak_cli/src/main.rs b/repak_cli/src/main.rs
index b2ae887..e042868 100644
--- a/repak_cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/repak_cli/src/main.rs
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ fn pack(args: ActionPack) -> Result<(), repak::Error> {
             if args.verbose {
                 log.println(format!("packing {}", &rel));
             }
-            writer.write_file(rel.to_string(), std::fs::read(p)?)?;
+            writer.write_file(rel.to_string(), true, std::fs::read(p)?)?;
         }
         Ok(())
     })?;