diff --git a/client/package.json b/client/package.json
index 0245f3f3f..057b0d963 100644
--- a/client/package.json
+++ b/client/package.json
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@
     "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^5.0.2",
     "@testing-library/react": "^16.0.1",
     "@types/js-cookie": "^3.0.6",
-    "@types/node": "^22.9.0",
     "@types/react": "^18.3.10",
     "@types/react-dom": "^18.3.0",
     "@types/react-redux": "^7.1.18",
diff --git a/client/src/components/DataFiles/DataFilesModals/DataFilesCompressModal.jsx b/client/src/components/DataFiles/DataFilesModals/DataFilesCompressModal.jsx
index 2c794b0d1..32b59e031 100644
--- a/client/src/components/DataFiles/DataFilesModals/DataFilesCompressModal.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/DataFiles/DataFilesModals/DataFilesCompressModal.jsx
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ const DataFilesCompressModal = () => {
                 />
                 <p>
                   A job to compress these files will be submitted. The
-                  compressed file archive will appear in the Root directory.
+                  compressed file archive will appear in this directory.
                 </p>
               </ModalBody>
               <ModalFooter>
diff --git a/client/src/hooks/datafiles/mutations/useCompress.ts b/client/src/hooks/datafiles/mutations/useCompress.ts
index 33b09f31f..12469c825 100644
--- a/client/src/hooks/datafiles/mutations/useCompress.ts
+++ b/client/src/hooks/datafiles/mutations/useCompress.ts
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ async function submitJobUtil(body: TJobBody) {
 return res.data.response;
 }
 
-
-
 function useCompress() {
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
   const status = useSelector(
@@ -78,6 +76,10 @@ function useCompress() {
 
     let defaultPrivateSystem: TPortalSystem | undefined;
 
+    if (files[0].scheme === 'private' && files[0].api === 'tapis') {
+      defaultPrivateSystem === null
+    };
+
     if (scheme !== 'private' && scheme !== 'projects') {
       defaultPrivateSystem = systems.find((s: any) => s.default);
 
diff --git a/client/src/utils/getCompressParams.ts b/client/src/utils/getCompressParams.ts
index b814bb5dc..82db3db3d 100644
--- a/client/src/utils/getCompressParams.ts
+++ b/client/src/utils/getCompressParams.ts
@@ -14,13 +14,16 @@ export const getCompressParams = (
 
   let archivePath, archiveSystem;
 
-  if (defaultPrivateSystem) {
-    archivePath = defaultPrivateSystem.homeDir;
-    archiveSystem = defaultPrivateSystem.system;
-  } else {
-    archivePath = `${files[0].path.slice(0, -files[0].name.length)}`;
-    archiveSystem = files[0].system;
-  }
+  // if (defaultPrivateSystem) {
+  //   archivePath = defaultPrivateSystem.homeDir;
+  //   archiveSystem = defaultPrivateSystem.system;
+  // } else {
+  //   archivePath = `${files[0].path.slice(0, -files[0].name.length)}`;
+  //   archiveSystem = files[0].system;
+  // }
+
+  archivePath = `${files[0].path.slice(0, -files[0].name.length)}`;
+  archiveSystem = files[0].system;
 
   return {
     fileInputs: fileInputs,
diff --git a/client/src/utils/types.ts b/client/src/utils/types.ts
index 686519bbe..3feb55c30 100644
--- a/client/src/utils/types.ts
+++ b/client/src/utils/types.ts
@@ -307,4 +307,6 @@ export type TTapisFile = {
   length: number;
   permissions: string;
   doi?: string;
+  scheme?: string;
+  api?: string;
 };