diff --git a/backup.sh b/backup.sh
index 29ad391..c72e940 100755
--- a/backup.sh
+++ b/backup.sh
@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@ SSH_SEND_OPTS="-Ti ~/.ssh/id_rsa"
 DEF_SPEED="20M"
 
 read LOCAL_HOST LOCAL_USER LOCAL_PORT LOCAL_TZ SEND_COMPRESSED < $nodes_file
-case $SEND_COMPRESSED in
-    [tTyY]*) ZFS_SEND_OPTS="$ZFS_SEND_OPTS -c"
-    debug "Enabled send as compressed datasets." ;;
-esac
 
 ORIGIN_PERMS="send,snapshot,hold"
 MIRROR_PERMS="compression,receive,create,mount,mountpoint,readonly,jailed"
@@ -42,6 +38,13 @@ debug()
     fi
 }
 
+set_compression() {
+    case $SEND_COMPRESSED in
+        [tTyY]*) ZFS_SEND_OPTS="$ZFS_SEND_OPTS -c"
+        debug "Enabled send as compressed datasets." ;;
+    esac
+}
+
 populate_datasets()
 {
     while read dataset dataset_options; do
@@ -272,6 +275,7 @@ done
 
 tail -n +2 $nodes_file|grep -v '^#' > sendnodes.tmp
 
+set_compression
 populate_datasets
 
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