diff --git a/cinder/image/image_utils.py b/cinder/image/image_utils.py
index 93eb850a59d..3ce44a17de5 100644
--- a/cinder/image/image_utils.py
+++ b/cinder/image/image_utils.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ QEMU_IMG_VERSION = None
 QEMU_IMG_MIN_FORCE_SHARE_VERSION = [2, 10, 0]
 QEMU_IMG_MIN_CONVERT_LUKS_VERSION = '2.10'
 
-COMPRESSIBLE_IMAGE_FORMATS = ('qcow2')
+COMPRESSIBLE_IMAGE_FORMATS = ('qcow2',)
 
 
 def fixup_disk_format(disk_format):
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ def _validate_file_format(image_data, expected_format):
 
 
 def upload_volume(context, image_service, image_meta, volume_path,
-                  volume_format='raw', run_as_root=True):
+                  volume_format='raw', run_as_root=True, compress=True):
     image_id = image_meta['id']
     if (image_meta['disk_format'] == volume_format):
         LOG.debug("%s was %s, no need to convert to %s",
diff --git a/cinder/tests/unit/test_image_utils.py b/cinder/tests/unit/test_image_utils.py
index f994b259f53..44d1e4baf2a 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/unit/test_image_utils.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/unit/test_image_utils.py
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ class TestUploadVolume(test.TestCase):
         temp_file = mock_temp.return_value.__enter__.return_value
 
         output = image_utils.upload_volume(ctxt, image_service, image_meta,
-                                           volume_path)
+                                           volume_path, compress=True)
 
         self.assertIsNone(output)
         mock_convert.assert_called_once_with(volume_path,