diff --git a/apex/builder.go b/apex/builder.go
index bbb4666..2ce055c 100644
--- a/apex/builder.go
+++ b/apex/builder.go
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@
 		ctx.PropertyErrorf("test_only_force_compression", "not available")
 		return
 	}
-	compressionEnabled := ctx.Config().CompressedApex() && proptools.BoolDefault(a.properties.Compressible, false)
+	compressionEnabled := ctx.Config().CompressedApex() && proptools.BoolDefault(a.properties.Compressible, false) && !a.testApex
 	if apexType == imageApex && (compressionEnabled || a.testOnlyShouldForceCompression()) {
 		a.isCompressed = true
 		unsignedCompressedOutputFile := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, a.Name()+".capex.unsigned")