diff --git a/server/website/website/settings/common.py b/server/website/website/settings/common.py
index cd0feb0..427388b 100644
--- a/server/website/website/settings/common.py
+++ b/server/website/website/settings/common.py
@@ -197,6 +197,18 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = (
     'django_db_logger',
 )
 
+# ==============================================
+# DATABASE CONFIGURATION
+# ==============================================
+
+# Enables compression on MySQL >= 5.6 on tables:
+#  - website_backupdata
+#  - website_knobdata
+#  - website_metricdata
+#  - website_pipelinedata
+MYSQL_COMPRESSION = False
+
+
 # ==============================================
 # RABBITMQ/CELERY CONFIGURATION
 # ==============================================
diff --git a/server/website/website/settings/credentials_TEMPLATE.py b/server/website/website/settings/credentials_TEMPLATE.py
index 6277ae3..cc25c90 100644
--- a/server/website/website/settings/credentials_TEMPLATE.py
+++ b/server/website/website/settings/credentials_TEMPLATE.py
@@ -34,13 +34,6 @@ DATABASES = {
     }
 }
 
-# Enables compression on MySQL >= 5.6 on tables:
-#  - website_backupdata
-#  - website_knobdata
-#  - website_metricdata
-#  - website_pipelinedata
-MYSQL_COMPRESSION = False
-
 # ==============================================
 # DEBUG CONFIGURATION
 # ==============================================