diff --git a/roles/db/defaults/main.yaml b/roles/db/defaults/main.yaml
index 0a37042..b26beb7 100644
--- a/roles/db/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/db/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ mariadb_base_packages:
   - mariadb-server
   - mariadb-backup
   - pmm2-client
+  - pigz
 mariadb_requeriments:
   - curl
   - apt-transport-https
diff --git a/roles/db/files/mariabackup/bacula-before.sh b/roles/db/files/mariabackup/bacula-before.sh
index f1628fd..f4723a3 100644
--- a/roles/db/files/mariabackup/bacula-before.sh
+++ b/roles/db/files/mariabackup/bacula-before.sh
@@ -19,12 +19,13 @@ mariabackup \
 	--backup \
 	--extra-lsndir="$backupDir/$backupName" \
 	--history="$todayDir" \
+	--stream=xbstream \
+	--parallel=4 \
 	2>> "$logFile" \
-	| gzip \
+	| pigz -p 12 \
 	> "$backupFile"
 
 if [ $? != "0" ]; then
 	echo "An error ocurred during backup, please take a look at log file: $logFile"
 	exit 1
 fi
-
diff --git a/roles/db/files/mariabackup/restore-backup.sh b/roles/db/files/mariabackup/restore-backup.sh
index 0e70424..73d06e2 100644
--- a/roles/db/files/mariabackup/restore-backup.sh
+++ b/roles/db/files/mariabackup/restore-backup.sh
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ mkdir -p "$restoreDir"
 
 echo "$(formatted_date)"
 echo "Decompresing backup."
-gzip --decompress --stdout "$backupFile" \
-	| mbstream -x --directory="$restoreDir"
+pigz --decompress --processes 4 --stdout "$backupFile" \
+	| mbstream --extract --parallel=4 --directory="$restoreDir"
 
 echo "Preparing backup."
 mariabackup \