diff --git a/src/common/status.rs b/src/common/status.rs
index 18c1caa..983e235 100644
--- a/src/common/status.rs
+++ b/src/common/status.rs
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ pub fn generate_status_info(
     data_path: PathBuf,
     db_path: PathBuf,
     enabled_meta_plugins: &Vec<MetaPluginType>,
+    enabled_compression_type: Option<CompressionType>,
 ) -> StatusInfo {
     let path_info = PathInfo {
         data: data_path.into_os_string().into_string().expect("Unable to convert data path to string"),
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ pub fn generate_status_info(
             };
 
         let is_default = compression_type == default_type;
+        let is_enabled = enabled_compression_type.as_ref().map_or(false, |ct| *ct == compression_type);
         let binary = if compression_program.program.is_empty() {
             "<INTERNAL>".to_string()
         } else {
@@ -81,7 +83,7 @@ pub fn generate_status_info(
         compression_info.push(CompressionInfo {
             compression_type: compression_type.to_string(),
             found: compression_program.supported,
-            default: is_default,
+            default: is_enabled,  // Changed from is_default to is_enabled
             binary,
             compress: compression_program.compress.join(" "),
             decompress: compression_program.decompress.join(" "),
diff --git a/src/modes/status.rs b/src/modes/status.rs
index 4b626ac..5f879c0 100644
--- a/src/modes/status.rs
+++ b/src/modes/status.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ use prettytable::format::consts::FORMAT_NO_BORDER_LINE_SEPARATOR;
 
 use crate::meta_plugin::MetaPluginType;
 use crate::common::status::{generate_status_info, PathInfo, CompressionInfo, MetaPluginInfo};
+use crate::compression_engine::CompressionType;
 
 fn build_path_table(path_info: &PathInfo) -> Table {
     let mut path_table = Table::new();
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ fn build_compression_table(compression_info: &Vec<CompressionInfo>) -> Table {
     compression_table.set_titles(row!(
         b->"Type",
         b->"Found",
-        b->"Default",
+        b->"Enabled",
         b->"Binary",
         b->"Compress",
         b->"Decompress"));
@@ -142,8 +143,15 @@ pub fn mode_status(
         }
     }
 
+    // Determine which compression type would be enabled for a save operation
+    let enabled_compression_type = if let Some(compression_name) = &settings.compression {
+        CompressionType::from_str(compression_name).ok()
+    } else {
+        Some(crate::compression_engine::default_compression_type())
+    };
+
     let output_format = crate::modes::common::settings_output_format(settings);
-    let status_info = generate_status_info(data_path, db_path, &meta_plugin_types);
+    let status_info = generate_status_info(data_path, db_path, &meta_plugin_types, enabled_compression_type);
 
     match output_format {
         OutputFormat::Table => {