diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index dfd833b..3a03b45 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ distclean:
 
 test:
 	$(info ===>  TESTING)
+	@go clean -testcache
 	@go build ./...
 	@go vet ./...
 	@go test ./...
diff --git a/docs/config.json b/docs/config.json
index d18c072..f48d224 100644
--- a/docs/config.json
+++ b/docs/config.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "addr": "127.0.0.1:8080",
-    "job-archive": {
+    "archive": {
         "kind": "file",
         "path": "./var/job-archive"
     },
diff --git a/pkg/archive/archive.go b/pkg/archive/archive.go
index c347551..51d95d3 100644
--- a/pkg/archive/archive.go
+++ b/pkg/archive/archive.go
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ const Version uint64 = 1
 type ArchiveBackend interface {
 	Init(rawConfig json.RawMessage) (uint64, error)
 
+	Exists(job *schema.Job) bool
+
 	LoadJobMeta(job *schema.Job) (*schema.JobMeta, error)
 
 	LoadJobData(job *schema.Job) (schema.JobData, error)
diff --git a/pkg/archive/archive_test.go b/pkg/archive/archive_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19d0a06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/archive/archive_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2022 NHR@FAU, University Erlangen-Nuremberg.
+// All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a MIT-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+package archive_test
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/ClusterCockpit/cc-backend/pkg/archive"
+	"github.com/ClusterCockpit/cc-backend/pkg/schema"
+)
+
+func CopyFile(src, dst string) (err error) {
+	in, err := os.Open(src)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	defer in.Close()
+
+	out, err := os.Create(dst)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		if e := out.Close(); e != nil {
+			err = e
+		}
+	}()
+
+	_, err = io.Copy(out, in)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	err = out.Sync()
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	si, err := os.Stat(src)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	err = os.Chmod(dst, si.Mode())
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	return
+}
+
+// CopyDir recursively copies a directory tree, attempting to preserve permissions.
+// Source directory must exist, destination directory must *not* exist.
+// Symlinks are ignored and skipped.
+func CopyDir(src string, dst string) (err error) {
+	src = filepath.Clean(src)
+	dst = filepath.Clean(dst)
+
+	si, err := os.Stat(src)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if !si.IsDir() {
+		return fmt.Errorf("source is not a directory")
+	}
+
+	_, err = os.Stat(dst)
+	if err != nil && !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		return
+	}
+	if err == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("destination already exists")
+	}
+
+	err = os.MkdirAll(dst, si.Mode())
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	entries, err := ioutil.ReadDir(src)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	for _, entry := range entries {
+		srcPath := filepath.Join(src, entry.Name())
+		dstPath := filepath.Join(dst, entry.Name())
+
+		if entry.IsDir() {
+			err = CopyDir(srcPath, dstPath)
+			if err != nil {
+				return
+			}
+		} else {
+			// Skip symlinks.
+			if entry.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink != 0 {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			err = CopyFile(srcPath, dstPath)
+			if err != nil {
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return
+}
+
+var jobs []*schema.Job
+
+func setup(t *testing.T) archive.ArchiveBackend {
+	tmpdir := t.TempDir()
+	jobarchive := filepath.Join(tmpdir, "job-archive")
+	CopyDir("./testdata/archive/", jobarchive)
+	archiveCfg := fmt.Sprintf("{\"kind\": \"file\",\"path\": \"%s\"}", jobarchive)
+
+	if err := archive.Init(json.RawMessage(archiveCfg), false); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	jobs = make([]*schema.Job, 2)
+	jobs[0] = &schema.Job{}
+	jobs[0].JobID = 1403244
+	jobs[0].Cluster = "emmy"
+	jobs[0].StartTime = time.Unix(1608923076, 0)
+
+	jobs[1] = &schema.Job{}
+	jobs[0].JobID = 1404397
+	jobs[0].Cluster = "emmy"
+	jobs[0].StartTime = time.Unix(1609300556, 0)
+
+	return archive.GetHandle()
+}
+
+func TestCleanUp(t *testing.T) {
+	a := setup(t)
+	if !a.Exists(jobs[0]) {
+		t.Error("Job does not exist")
+	}
+
+	a.CleanUp(jobs)
+
+	if a.Exists(jobs[0]) || a.Exists(jobs[1]) {
+		t.Error("Jobs still exist")
+	}
+}
+
+// func TestCompress(t *testing.T) {
+// 	a := setup(t)
+// 	if !a.Exists(jobs[0]) {
+// 		t.Error("Job does not exist")
+// 	}
+//
+// 	a.Compress(jobs)
+//
+// 	if a.Exists(jobs[0]) || a.Exists(jobs[1]) {
+// 		t.Error("Jobs still exist")
+// 	}
+// }
diff --git a/pkg/archive/fsBackend.go b/pkg/archive/fsBackend.go
index 1c52672..41d172d 100644
--- a/pkg/archive/fsBackend.go
+++ b/pkg/archive/fsBackend.go
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ func loadJobData(filename string, isCompressed bool) (schema.JobData, error) {
 		log.Errorf("fsBackend LoadJobData()- %v", err)
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	defer f.Close()
 
 	if isCompressed {
 		r, err := gzip.NewReader(f)
@@ -101,7 +102,6 @@ func loadJobData(filename string, isCompressed bool) (schema.JobData, error) {
 
 		return DecodeJobData(r, filename)
 	} else {
-		defer f.Close()
 		if config.Keys.Validate {
 			if err := schema.Validate(schema.Data, bufio.NewReader(f)); err != nil {
 				return schema.JobData{}, fmt.Errorf("validate job data: %v", err)
@@ -157,6 +157,12 @@ func (fsa *FsArchive) Init(rawConfig json.RawMessage) (uint64, error) {
 	return version, nil
 }
 
+func (fsa *FsArchive) Exists(job *schema.Job) bool {
+	dir := getDirectory(job, fsa.path)
+	_, err := os.Stat(dir)
+	return !errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist)
+}
+
 func (fsa *FsArchive) CleanUp(jobs []*schema.Job) {
 	for _, job := range jobs {
 		dir := getDirectory(job, fsa.path)
@@ -169,7 +175,7 @@ func (fsa *FsArchive) CleanUp(jobs []*schema.Job) {
 func (fsa *FsArchive) Compress(jobs []*schema.Job) {
 	for _, job := range jobs {
 		fileIn := getPath(job, fsa.path, "data.json")
-		if !checkFileExists(fileIn) {
+		if !checkFileExists(fileIn) && (job.Duration > 600 || job.NumNodes > 4) {
 
 			originalFile, err := os.Open(fileIn)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -201,7 +207,7 @@ func (fsa *FsArchive) Compress(jobs []*schema.Job) {
 }
 
 func (fsa *FsArchive) LoadJobData(job *schema.Job) (schema.JobData, error) {
-	var isCompressed bool
+	var isCompressed bool = true
 	filename := getPath(job, fsa.path, "data.json.gz")
 	if !checkFileExists(filename) {
 		filename = getPath(job, fsa.path, "data.json")
@@ -276,7 +282,7 @@ func (fsa *FsArchive) Iter(loadMetricData bool) <-chan JobContainer {
 							}
 
 							if loadMetricData {
-								var isCompressed bool
+								var isCompressed bool = true
 								filename := filepath.Join(dirpath, startTimeDir.Name(), "data.json.gz")
 
 								if !checkFileExists(filename) {
diff --git a/pkg/archive/fsBackend_test.go b/pkg/archive/fsBackend_test.go
index 95d94cf..8e16e1b 100644
--- a/pkg/archive/fsBackend_test.go
+++ b/pkg/archive/fsBackend_test.go
@@ -10,14 +10,9 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/ClusterCockpit/cc-backend/pkg/log"
 	"github.com/ClusterCockpit/cc-backend/pkg/schema"
 )
 
-func init() {
-	log.Init("info", true)
-}
-
 func TestInitEmptyPath(t *testing.T) {
 	var fsa FsArchive
 	_, err := fsa.Init(json.RawMessage("{\"kind\":\"testdata/archive\"}"))