diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 64e8e99..f23459c 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,12 @@
 
       export RESTIC_REPOSITORY="s3:{{ restic_aws_endpoint }}/{{ restic_aws_bucket_name }}"
       export RESTIC_PASSWORD={{ restic_password | to_json }}
+      {% if restic_compression is defined %}export RESTIC_COMPRESSION={{ restic_compression }}{% endif %}
 
+
+      {% if restic_build_command is defined %}
+      {{ restic_build_command }}
+      {% endif %}
       restic backup {{ restic_directory }}
     dest: "/etc/periodic/daily/backup_{{ ansible_play_name | replace(' ', '_') }}"
     mode: 0755