diff --git a/server/database/GameplayDatabase.py b/server/database/GameplayDatabase.py
index 2cdd813..a166a7b 100644
--- a/server/database/GameplayDatabase.py
+++ b/server/database/GameplayDatabase.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from quart_common.web.env import env_bool
+
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
 import asyncio, sqlite3, json, os, logging, sys
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ class GameplayDatabase:
     )
     connection.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
 
-    if _ZSTD_EXT.exists():
+    if _ZSTD_EXT.exists() and not env_bool('DISABLE_GAMEPLAY_DB_COMPRESSION', True):
       try:
         connection.enable_load_extension(True)
         connection.load_extension(str(_ZSTD_EXT))