diff --git a/resources/services/observatorium-metrics-template.yaml b/resources/services/observatorium-metrics-template.yaml
index 4b4decd570..332d9d7c5a 100644
--- a/resources/services/observatorium-metrics-template.yaml
+++ b/resources/services/observatorium-metrics-template.yaml
@@ -1958,6 +1958,7 @@ objects:
             "type": "JAEGER"
           - --receive.default-tenant-id=FB870BF3-9F3A-44FF-9BF7-D7A047A52F43
           - --receive.hashrings-algorithm=${THANOS_RECEIVE_HASHRINGS_ALGORITHM}
+          - --receive.grpc-compression=none
           env:
           - name: NAME
             valueFrom:
diff --git a/services/observatorium-metrics-template-overwrites.libsonnet b/services/observatorium-metrics-template-overwrites.libsonnet
index 8e0445d653..d9d92187b6 100644
--- a/services/observatorium-metrics-template-overwrites.libsonnet
+++ b/services/observatorium-metrics-template-overwrites.libsonnet
@@ -402,6 +402,7 @@ local thanosRuleSyncer = import './sidecars/thanos-rule-syncer.libsonnet';
                       args+: [
                         '--receive.default-tenant-id=FB870BF3-9F3A-44FF-9BF7-D7A047A52F43',
                         '--receive.hashrings-algorithm=${THANOS_RECEIVE_HASHRINGS_ALGORITHM}',
+                        '--receive.grpc-compression=none',
                       ],
                       env+: s3EnvVars + [{
                         name: 'DEBUG',