diff --git a/cmd/juno/dbcmd.go b/cmd/juno/dbcmd.go
index f45e59d442..248e711e92 100644
--- a/cmd/juno/dbcmd.go
+++ b/cmd/juno/dbcmd.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/NethermindEth/juno/db/pebblev2"
 	"github.com/NethermindEth/juno/migration"
 	"github.com/NethermindEth/juno/utils"
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/pebble/v2/sstable/block"
 	"github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
@@ -311,7 +312,7 @@ func openDB(path string) (db.KeyValueStore, error) {
 		return nil, errors.New("database path does not exist")
 	}
 
-	database, err := pebblev2.New(path)
+	database, err := pebblev2.New(path, pebblev2.WithCompression(block.ZstdCompression))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open db: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/node/node.go b/node/node.go
index f4c5f2c96b..bcfc58fbab 100644
--- a/node/node.go
+++ b/node/node.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/NethermindEth/juno/utils"
 	"github.com/NethermindEth/juno/validator"
 	"github.com/NethermindEth/juno/vm"
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/pebble/v2/sstable/block"
 	"github.com/consensys/gnark-crypto/ecc/stark-curve/ecdsa"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure"
 	"github.com/sourcegraph/conc"
@@ -151,6 +152,7 @@ func New(cfg *Config, version string, logLevel *utils.LogLevel) (*Node, error) {
 			pebblev2.WithCacheSize(cfg.DBCacheSize),
 			pebblev2.WithMaxOpenFiles(cfg.DBMaxHandles),
 			pebblev2.WithLogger(cfg.Colour),
+			pebblev2.WithCompression(block.ZstdCompression),
 		)
 	}