diff --git a/cmd/daemon/daemon.go b/cmd/daemon/daemon.go
index 3a2e8bb..9347ed0 100644
--- a/cmd/daemon/daemon.go
+++ b/cmd/daemon/daemon.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
+var compression bool
 var configPath string
 
 var daemonCmd = &cobra.Command{
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ var daemonCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			log.Fatalln(err)
 		}
 
-		err = daemon.Start(cnf)
+		err = daemon.Start(cnf, compression)
 		if err != nil {
 			panic(err)
 		}
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ var daemonCmd = &cobra.Command{
 
 func InitCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, cnfPath string) {
 	configPath = cnfPath
-
 	cmd.AddCommand(daemonCmd)
+	daemonCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&compression, "compression", "c", true, "Compress measured values")
 
 }
diff --git a/pkg/daemon/daemon.go b/pkg/daemon/daemon.go
index a7f4431..0f34eda 100644
--- a/pkg/daemon/daemon.go
+++ b/pkg/daemon/daemon.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Start the daemon
-func Start(cnf *config.Configuration) error {
+func Start(cnf *config.Configuration, compression bool) error {
 
 	interrupt := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
 	signal.Notify(interrupt, os.Interrupt, os.Kill, syscall.SIGTERM)
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func Start(cnf *config.Configuration) error {
 			log.Printf("Write measured values into logfile")
 
 			log.Printf("%v new measured temperature values", len(temperatures))
-			err := logfile.WriteTemperatures(temperatures, cnf.Device.TemperatureLogfile, true)
+			err := logfile.WriteTemperatures(temperatures, cnf.Device.TemperatureLogfile, compression)
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("Can not save temperatures: %v", err)
 			}
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func Start(cnf *config.Configuration) error {
 				temperatures = append(temperatures, temperature)
 			} else {
 				log.Printf("Temperature Channel closed. Write remaining values into the logfile")
-				err := logfile.WriteTemperatures(temperatures, cnf.Device.TemperatureLogfile, true)
+				err := logfile.WriteTemperatures(temperatures, cnf.Device.TemperatureLogfile, compression)
 				if err != nil {
 					return fmt.Errorf("Can not save temperatures: %v", err)
 				}