diff --git a/scripts/lib/restoration.fish b/scripts/lib/restoration.fish
index 58b14bbb..2cc4ec96 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/restoration.fish
+++ b/scripts/lib/restoration.fish
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ function backupFiles
             set -a tarArgs -P
         end
     
-        sudo tar $tarArgs -cvz (fd $argv) | createArchive "$path"
+        sudo tar $tarArgs -cv (fd $argv) | createArchive "$path"
     end
 end
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ function restoreFiles
         end
 
         fetchArchive $argv | begin
-            sudo $sudoArgs tar $tarArgs -xvz
+            sudo $sudoArgs tar $tarArgs -xv
         end
     end
 end