diff --git a/src/modes/status.rs b/src/modes/status.rs
index 08394a0..69178c1 100644
--- a/src/modes/status.rs
+++ b/src/modes/status.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,60 @@ use prettytable::color;
 use prettytable::row;
 use prettytable::{Attr, Cell, Row, Table};
 
+fn build_compression_table(args: crate::Args, default_type: CompressionType) -> Table {
+    let mut compression_table = Table::new();
+    if std::io::stdout().is_terminal() {
+        compression_table.set_format(*FORMAT_BOX_CHARS_NO_BORDER_LINE_SEPARATOR);
+    } else {
+        compression_table.set_format(*FORMAT_NO_BORDER_LINE_SEPARATOR);
+    }
+
+    compression_table.set_titles(row!(
+        b->"Type",
+        b->"Found",
+        b->"Default",
+        b->"Binary",
+        b->"Compress",
+        b->"Decompress"));
+
+    for compression_type in CompressionType::iter() {
+        let compression_program: CompressionEngineProgram =
+            match &COMPRESSION_PROGRAMS[compression_type.clone()] {
+                Some(compression_program) => compression_program.clone(),
+                None => CompressionEngineProgram {
+                    program: "".to_string(),
+                    compress: Vec::new(),
+                    decompress: Vec::new(),
+                    supported: true,
+                },
+            };
+
+        let is_default = compression_type == default_type;
+
+        compression_table.add_row(Row::new(vec![
+            Cell::new(&compression_type.to_string()),
+            match compression_program.supported {
+                true => Cell::new("Yes").with_style(Attr::ForegroundColor(color::GREEN)),
+                false => Cell::new("No").with_style(Attr::ForegroundColor(color::RED)),
+            },
+            match is_default {
+                true => Cell::new("Yes").with_style(Attr::ForegroundColor(color::GREEN)),
+                false => Cell::new("No"),
+            },
+            match compression_program.program.is_empty() {
+                true => {
+                    Cell::new("<INTERNAL>").with_style(Attr::ForegroundColor(color::BRIGHT_BLACK))
+                }
+                false => Cell::new(&compression_program.program),
+            },
+            Cell::new(&compression_program.compress.join(" ")),
+            Cell::new(&compression_program.decompress.join(" ")),
+        ]));
+    }
+
+    compression_table
+}
+
 pub fn mode_status(
     _cmd: &mut Command,
     args: crate::Args,
@@ -55,61 +109,7 @@ pub fn mode_status(
         ),
     ]));
 
-    let mut compression_table = Table::new();
-    if std::io::stdout().is_terminal() {
-        compression_table.set_format(*FORMAT_BOX_CHARS_NO_BORDER_LINE_SEPARATOR);
-    } else {
-        compression_table.set_format(*FORMAT_NO_BORDER_LINE_SEPARATOR);
-    }
-
-    compression_table.set_titles(row!(
-        b->"Type",
-        b->"Found",
-        b->"Default",
-        b->"Binary",
-        b->"Compress",
-        b->"Decompress"));
-
-    let default_type = match args.item.compression {
-        Some(compression_name) => FromStr::from_str(&compression_name)
-            .context(anyhow!("Invalid compression type {}", compression_name))?,
-        None => default_type(),
-    };
-
-    for compression_type in CompressionType::iter() {
-        let compression_program: CompressionEngineProgram =
-            match &COMPRESSION_PROGRAMS[compression_type.clone()] {
-                Some(compression_program) => compression_program.clone(),
-                None => CompressionEngineProgram {
-                    program: "".to_string(),
-                    compress: Vec::new(),
-                    decompress: Vec::new(),
-                    supported: true,
-                },
-            };
-
-        let is_default = compression_type == default_type;
-
-        compression_table.add_row(Row::new(vec![
-            Cell::new(&compression_type.to_string()),
-            match compression_program.supported {
-                true => Cell::new("Yes").with_style(Attr::ForegroundColor(color::GREEN)),
-                false => Cell::new("No").with_style(Attr::ForegroundColor(color::RED)),
-            },
-            match is_default {
-                true => Cell::new("Yes").with_style(Attr::ForegroundColor(color::GREEN)),
-                false => Cell::new("No"),
-            },
-            match compression_program.program.is_empty() {
-                true => {
-                    Cell::new("<INTERNAL>").with_style(Attr::ForegroundColor(color::BRIGHT_BLACK))
-                }
-                false => Cell::new(&compression_program.program),
-            },
-            Cell::new(&compression_program.compress.join(" ")),
-            Cell::new(&compression_program.decompress.join(" ")),
-        ]));
-    }
+    let compression_table = build_compression_table(args, default_type);
 
     println!("PATHS:");
     path_table.printstd();