diff --git a/lib/galaxy/tool_util/verify/interactor.py b/lib/galaxy/tool_util/verify/interactor.py
index 342a5f28e2e5..f89211a1f4ea 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/tool_util/verify/interactor.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/tool_util/verify/interactor.py
@@ -545,6 +545,8 @@ def remote_to_input(
             "format": test_data["ftype"],
             "dbkey": test_data["dbkey"],
             "class": test_data.get("class", "File"),
+            # Match legacy test behavior
+            "decompress": util.string_as_bool(test_data.get("decompress", True)),
         }
         if tags:
             if isinstance(tags, str):