diff --git a/src/main/java/it/cavallium/dbengine/database/disk/LLLocalKeyValueDatabase.java b/src/main/java/it/cavallium/dbengine/database/disk/LLLocalKeyValueDatabase.java
index 2f6ac2f..0c2a0f2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/it/cavallium/dbengine/database/disk/LLLocalKeyValueDatabase.java
+++ b/src/main/java/it/cavallium/dbengine/database/disk/LLLocalKeyValueDatabase.java
@@ -217,18 +217,23 @@ public class LLLocalKeyValueDatabase implements LLKeyValueDatabase {
 				if (isDisableAutoCompactions()) {
 					columnFamilyOptions.setDisableAutoCompactions(true);
 				}
-				columnFamilyOptions.setEnableBlobFiles(columnOptions.blobFiles());
-				if (columnOptions.blobFileSize().isPresent()) {
-					columnFamilyOptions.setBlobFileSize(columnOptions.blobFileSize().get());
+				var blobFiles = columnOptions.blobFiles();
+				columnFamilyOptions.setEnableBlobFiles(blobFiles);
+				if (blobFiles) {
+					if (columnOptions.blobFileSize().isPresent()) {
+						columnFamilyOptions.setBlobFileSize(columnOptions.blobFileSize().get());
+					}
+					if (columnOptions.minBlobSize().isPresent()) {
+						columnFamilyOptions.setMinBlobSize(columnOptions.minBlobSize().get());
+					}
+					if (columnOptions.blobCompressionType().isPresent()) {
+						columnFamilyOptions.setCompressionType(columnOptions.blobCompressionType().get().getType());
+					} else {
+						columnFamilyOptions.setCompressionType(CompressionType.LZ4_COMPRESSION);
+					}
+					columnFamilyOptions.setBlobCompactionReadaheadSize(4 * SizeUnit.MB);
+					columnFamilyOptions.setEnableBlobGarbageCollection(true);
 				}
-				if (columnOptions.minBlobSize().isPresent()) {
-					columnFamilyOptions.setMinBlobSize(columnOptions.minBlobSize().get());
-				}
-				if (columnOptions.blobCompressionType().isPresent()) {
-					columnFamilyOptions.setCompressionType(columnOptions.blobCompressionType().get().getType());
-				}
-				columnFamilyOptions.setBlobCompactionReadaheadSize(4 * SizeUnit.MB);
-				columnFamilyOptions.setEnableBlobGarbageCollection(true);
 
 				// This option is not supported with multiple db paths
 				// https://www.arangodb.com/docs/stable/programs-arangod-rocksdb.html