diff --git a/conf/event-generator/jobs.yml b/conf/event-generator/jobs.yml
index 95e1dadc9d325862b7d0ac70f77273f9ea6a6bd9..343217f1d6b53695b5660a3a00553ae62627792b 100644
--- a/conf/event-generator/jobs.yml
+++ b/conf/event-generator/jobs.yml
@@ -22,5 +22,10 @@ JOBS:
     FILE: templates/event-generator/prepare_namelist.py
     DEPENDENCIES: ADAPT_MEMBER RUN_ICON-1
 
+  COMPRESS:
+    FILE: templates/common/compress.py
+    DEPENDENCIES: RUN_ICON
+    RUNNING: member
+
   #RUN ICON:
   #  WALLCLOCK : 01:00