diff --git a/src/mem/cache/compressors/Compressors.py b/src/mem/cache/compressors/Compressors.py
index f7e8a7d..45effe9 100644
--- a/src/mem/cache/compressors/Compressors.py
+++ b/src/mem/cache/compressors/Compressors.py
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@
     chunk_size_bits = 64
 
 class BDI(MultiCompressor):
+    encoding_in_tags=True
     compressors = [ZeroCompressor(), RepeatedQwordsCompressor(),
         Base64Delta8(), Base64Delta16(), Base64Delta32(), Base32Delta8(),
         Base32Delta16(), Base16Delta8()]