diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 51a168b..79f8a03 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ func main() {
 			Description: "send a file over the relay",
 			ArgsUsage:   "[filename]",
 			Flags: []cli.Flag{
-				cli.BoolTFlag{Name: "compress, o"},
-				cli.BoolTFlag{Name: "encrypt, e"},
+				cli.BoolFlag{Name: "no-compress, o"},
+				cli.BoolFlag{Name: "no-encrypt, e"},
 			},
 			HelpName: "croc send",
 			Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ func send(c *cli.Context) error {
 	if fname == "" {
 		return errors.New("must specify file: croc send [filename]")
 	}
-	cr.UseCompression = c.BoolT("compress")
-	cr.UseEncryption = c.BoolT("encrypt")
+	cr.UseCompression = !c.Bool("no-compress")
+	cr.UseEncryption = !c.Bool("no-encrypt")
 	return cr.Send(fname, c.GlobalString("code"))
 }
 
diff --git a/src/api.go b/src/api.go
index 01b9b91..5c6e831 100644
--- a/src/api.go
+++ b/src/api.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ func (c *Croc) Relay() error {
 
 // Send will take an existing file or folder and send it through the croc relay
 func (c *Croc) Send(fname string, codePhrase string) (err error) {
+	log.Debugf("sending %s with compression, encryption: (%v, %v)", fname, c.UseCompression, c.UseEncryption)
 	// prepare code phrase
 	defer c.cleanup()
 	c.cs.Lock()