diff --git a/Earthfile b/Earthfile
index c4571228..5402fe75 100644
--- a/Earthfile
+++ b/Earthfile
@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@ build-linux-amd64:
     RUN cargo build --target x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu --release -p veilid-server -p veilid-cli -p veilid-tools -p veilid-core
     SAVE ARTIFACT ./target/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu AS LOCAL ./target/artifacts/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
 
+build-linux-amd64-debug:
+    FROM +code-linux
+    RUN cargo build --target x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu -p veilid-server -p veilid-cli -p veilid-tools -p veilid-core
+    SAVE ARTIFACT ./target/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu AS LOCAL ./target/artifacts/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
+
 build-linux-arm64:
     FROM +code-linux
     RUN cargo zigbuild --target aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu --release -p veilid-server -p veilid-cli -p veilid-tools -p veilid-core
diff --git a/veilid-core/src/crypto/envelope.rs b/veilid-core/src/crypto/envelope.rs
index 86ecc657..d361eb25 100644
--- a/veilid-core/src/crypto/envelope.rs
+++ b/veilid-core/src/crypto/envelope.rs
@@ -214,8 +214,7 @@ impl Envelope {
         );
 
         // Decompress body
-        let body = decompress_size_prepended(&body)
-            .map_err(|e| VeilidAPIError::parse_error("failed to decompress", e))?;
+        let body = decompress_size_prepended(&body, Some(MAX_ENVELOPE_SIZE))?;
 
         Ok(body)
     }
diff --git a/veilid-core/src/lib.rs b/veilid-core/src/lib.rs
index 0c973e7d..2446cfe4 100644
--- a/veilid-core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/veilid-core/src/lib.rs
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ use cfg_if::*;
 use enumset::*;
 use eyre::{bail, eyre, Report as EyreReport, Result as EyreResult, WrapErr};
 use futures_util::stream::FuturesUnordered;
-use lz4_flex::block::{compress_prepend_size, decompress_size_prepended};
 use parking_lot::*;
 use schemars::{schema_for, JsonSchema};
 use serde::*;
diff --git a/veilid-core/src/table_store/table_db.rs b/veilid-core/src/table_store/table_db.rs
index a95d3298..da230579 100644
--- a/veilid-core/src/table_store/table_db.rs
+++ b/veilid-core/src/table_store/table_db.rs
@@ -147,10 +147,10 @@ impl TableDB {
                 (&data[0..NONCE_LENGTH]).try_into().unwrap(),
                 &di.key,
             );
-            decompress_size_prepended(&out)
+            decompress_size_prepended(&out, None)
                 .map_err(|e| std::io::Error::new(std::io::ErrorKind::Other, e.to_string()))
         } else {
-            decompress_size_prepended(data)
+            decompress_size_prepended(data, None)
                 .map_err(|e| std::io::Error::new(std::io::ErrorKind::Other, e.to_string()))
         }
     }
diff --git a/veilid-core/src/veilid_api/serialize_helpers/mod.rs b/veilid-core/src/veilid_api/serialize_helpers/mod.rs
index e18fb135..5a22cdfe 100644
--- a/veilid-core/src/veilid_api/serialize_helpers/mod.rs
+++ b/veilid-core/src/veilid_api/serialize_helpers/mod.rs
@@ -5,3 +5,5 @@ pub mod serialize_arc;
 mod serialize_json;
 pub mod serialize_range_set_blaze;
 pub use serialize_json::*;
+mod compression;
+pub use compression::*;