diff --git a/ci-automation/vms.sh b/ci-automation/vms.sh
index 3af954ff0c8..98167099f99 100644
--- a/ci-automation/vms.sh
+++ b/ci-automation/vms.sh
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ function _vm_build_impl() {
             COMPRESSION_FORMAT="bz2,none"
         elif [[ "${format}" =~ ^(hyperv|hyperv_vhdx)$ ]];then
             COMPRESSION_FORMAT="zip"
-        elif [[ "${format}" =~ ^(scaleway|kubevirt|proxmoxve|stackit|exoscale)$ ]];then
+        elif [[ "${format}" =~ ^(scaleway|kubevirt|proxmoxve|stackit|exoscale|oraclecloud)$ ]];then
             COMPRESSION_FORMAT="none"
         elif [[ "${format}" =~ ^(akamai)$ ]];then
             COMPRESSION_FORMAT="gz"